Are you in denial about your weight and eating?

Weight misperception is widespread – with many of us not seeing extra weight in ourselves and our loved ones – and we also underestimate how much we eat

diet, nutrition, preventionAyala Laufer-CahanaJune 29, 2022calories, denial, fast food, fiber, junk food, obesity, obesity epidemic, soda, sugar, weight loss, wellnessComment

We'll need even more willpower to resist junk food

Big data in the hands of junk food brands takes consumer behavior nudging to the next level and resisting the lure of tempting food becomes even harder

prevention, diet, food psychologyAyala Laufer-CahanaJune 8, 2022artificial intelligence, big data, calories, fast food, fat, junk food, nutrition, obesity, salt, soda, sugar, wellnessComment

Can you eat junk food and be healthy?

A new study finds that half of daily calories US adults consume are from from junk food, and it's hardly a surprise, given our food environment

weight loss, sugar, nutrition, junk foodAyala Laufer-CahanaMarch 9, 2022added sugar, diabetes, fast food, health, HFCS, junk food, obesity, processed food, snacks, soda, sugar, whole foodsComment

Why ultra-processed foods are even worse for your health

A new study finds that a common food additive, ubiquitous in processed foods, changes the microbiome and the gut of healthy people

prevention, nutrition, microbiome, junk foodAyala Laufer-CahanaDecember 15, 2021carboxymethylcellulose, CMC, emulsifier, fast food, food additive, inflammation, junk food, metabolic syndrome, microbiome, obesity, processed food, whole foodsComment

Most of kids’ daily calories come from highly processed foods

A new study looks at the diets of American kids and finds that two thirds of calories now come from highly-processed foods. If we changed just that, childhood obesity could be cut by half.

junk food, nutrition, parentingAyala Laufer-CahanaSeptember 22, 2021added sugar, diabetes, fast food, health, HFCS, junk food, obesity, snacks, soda, sugar, whole foodsComment

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Isn't a Useful Approach to Food

Food is all too often categorized in a binary way: healthy vs. unhealthy, and Americans divide food this way more than others according to a new study. Food's healthfulness, however, exists on a grey scale.

food psychology, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaMarch 31, 2021calories, fruit, healthy food, junk food, obesity, soda, unhealthy food, vegetable, wellnessComment

Why highly processed foods may lead to food allergies

Changes to our diet in the last decades, such as the widespread use of highly processed foods and food additives, may be the reason for the rising incidence of food allergies

Ayala Laufer-CahanaFebruary 3, 2021detergents, eggs, food additives, food allergy, hygiene theory, junk food, nuts, obesity, peanuts, processed food, whole foodsComment

Lose Weight or Eat Well?

Obesity and a poor diet are both established risk factors for a long list of chronic diseases and for early death. Obviously, it’s recommended to maintain a normal body weight and to eat a healthy diet, but if you had to choose one over the other, which is more important?

plant based diets, weight lossAyala Laufer-CahanaOctober 9, 2020calorie, chronic disease, diet, fruit, junk food, Mediterranean diet, mortality, obesity, vegetable, weight loss, wellness, whole grainComment

Ultra bad for you foods

Highly processed foods make up half the caloric intake of the average American; a new study finds that these foods are associated with a 30 percent higher risk of early death.

junk food, diet, sugarAyala Laufer-CahanaMarch 6, 2019added sugar, bacon, calories, cereal, chips, crackers, Fast food, fat, ham, health, junk food, nutrition, obesity, prepared meals, processed food, salami, sausage, soda, sugarComment

Fight unhealthy snacking while maintaining peace and harmony – science-based tips that work

A new study joins others in showing that over time, well-meaning parents’ attempts to curb unhealthy snacking by restricting them backfires and achieves the opposite results. On the other hand, if parents remove unhealthy foods and replace them with healthy foods, without comment of fuss, kids eat better after a while.

parenting, weight lossAyala Laufer-CahanaApril 12, 2018calories, candy, fruit, healthy snack, junk food, nuts, obesity, overweight, parenting, snack, unhealthy snack, weight-lossComment

To sell kids on veggies do what the food industry does

Unless we can make junk-food marketing to kids disappear altogether – good luck with that! – we should try to level the playing field by giving veggies a marketing boost.

fruits and vegetables, parentingAyala Laufer-CahanaJuly 6, 2016parenting, School Lunch, salad, vegeteble, advertising, fruit, school cafeteria, Andrew Hanks, snack, junk food, Rudd Center for Food PolicyComment

Eat and drink like a music celebrity?

What do the fit, beautiful music celebrities whom our teens admire eat and drink? According to the ads they help make it’s junk food and sugary drinks that got them into the great shape they’re in.

junk food, celebrityAyala Laufer-CahanaJune 7, 2016Marie Bragg, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, musicians, celebrity, advertising, endorsment, junk food, sodaComment

The food ads that teens make

Social media spreads ideas, behaviors and habits. Brands are already paying attention and capitalizing on the word-of-mouth or, more accurately, the selfies, emojis and hashtags by teens as brand ambassadors.

junk food, fruits and vegetablesAyala Laufer-CahanaApril 13, 2016Christopher Holmberg, Rudd Center for Food Policy, fruit, vegeteble, social media, instagram, advertising, ads, soda, cookies, junk foodComment

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