Pierce and colleagues (2007) suggest that calorie-wise foods may produce conditioned overeating by:
A) Encouraging children to eat too many calories
B) Disrupting the body's ability to learn the correct associations between taste and caloric intake
C) Producing activity anorexia
D) Associating eating with pleasant social stimuli

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Pierce and colleagues (2007) argue that consuming foods that are low in calories but mimic the taste of high-calorie counterparts can interfere with the body's learned associations between the taste of food and the amount of energy it provides. This disruption can potentially lead to overeating because the body may not accurately gauge caloric intake based on taste cues.

Pierce and Colleagues (2007) Suggest That Calorie-Wise Foods May Produce