Warn Dieters How Unhealthy a Particular Food Is, and They'll Just Eat More of It

Published February 3, 2016 | By tony w

By Claudia McNeilly You might remember this ad from the city’s Bloomberg era: An overweight man sits on a stool as he faces the camera; his right leg appears to be amputated below the knee. It was a jarring PSA from New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, popping up in subway cars in 2012 to urge New Yorkers to cut back on…