Why You Might Want to Order Lunch an Hour Early

Why You Might Want to Order Lunch an Hour Early
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Ordering lunch at least an hour before your eat could help you cut calories and avoid unhealthy impulse choices.

New research shows that people choose higher-calorie meals when ordering immediately before eating and lower-calorie meals when they order an hour or more in advance. The results appear in the Journal of Marketing Research.

Students who placed orders in advance ordered significantly fewer calories