slides: Your Nail Polish Color Could Be Making You Eat More

Monday, January 05, 2015

Kemea Smith, GoLocalPDX Contributor

Your nail polish could have a psychological impact on how many calories you eat.

Your nail polish color could be impacting the amount of food you eat.

Eating healthier and losing weight is at the top of many peoples new year resolutions lists this year, but what about changing your nail polish color each week?

Your nail polish could have a psychological impact on how many calories you eat, according to fashion stylist Rachel Zoe’s website The Zoe Report.

It’s well known that colors can affect your mood and how much food you eat. For example home and garden website the kitchn found that popcorn and other foods that are white, encourage over eating, while the color blue suppresses your appetite.

Research from Cornell University found that the color and size of your plate can affect how much you eat. Dr. Brian Wansink and Dr. Koert van Ittersum studied color contrast effects and found that portion sizes get bigger when your food and plate are the same color.

See the slideshow below to find out which of your favorite mani colors make you eat more and less.

Related Slideshow: Your Nail Polish Color Could Be Making You Eat More

Which of your favorite mani colors make you eat more and less?

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Red

No surprise that red is the absolute appetite stimulant, because it is associated with delectable foods like strawberries, and alsom makes you feel energetic and powerful.

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White

White is the color you want to avoid if you are trying to curb your appetite and eat less. No wonder restaurants are filled with white plates, table cloths, and walls.

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Yellow

The yellow arches fast food joint has capitalized on this happy color. A hormone that stimulates your appetite, secretes in your brain whenever you see the color yellow.