Don’t Go Shopping When You’re Hungry: A study by Cornell University researchers confirmed that hungry grocery shoppers are more likely to purchase high-calorie items, such as junk food and pre-processed meals. The researchers found the hungry shoppers buying 23% fewer healthy foods. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, “asked 68 study subjects to fast for five hours and before reporting to the lab for the experiment.” The subjects were asked to purchase groceries in a “simulated online store” that offered a variety of low-calorie and high-calorie items. Notably, each “junk food item was displayed along with a more healthful alternative,” but no prices were displayed. The half of the subjects who ate wheat crackers before logging into the store purchased fewer high-calorie items than those who did their grocery shopping on an empty stomach