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
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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.
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Stay-at-home orders make food preparation a necessity, but it seems like what we’re longing for most is to knead and bake bread, and after shunning bread for years, bread therapy is in order
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Contradictory information about diet and food is obviously confusing, but media overload by itself can undermine people’s food choices
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Exercise on its own – without reducing caloric intake – results in less than expected weight loss. Here's why.
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Bigger portions make people overeat, that’s already well established. Portions can grow in two ways, however: they can grow in size, or by increasing the number of units in the serving. Does increasing the volume of the food have the same effect as increasing the number of units? Do people eat less when a big portion is divided into smaller ones?
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Most people spend just a minute or two reading a menu; the placement of calorie counts can therefore determine if their information is considered or simply ignored.
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It’s easy to do things we enjoy, that’s why it’s critical that kids enjoy healthy foods. To make healthy foods desirable we need to employ all aspects of food joy.
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"So good it’s addicting,” now why isn't healthy food promoted this way? Appealing to people with information about health has limited success, especially when messages about those other, less healthy foods appeal viscerally.
Read MoreWe fall in love with the things we make -- that's why kids should learn how to cook plants!
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Chefs know about the importance of texture and mouthfeel; texture adds another dimension to the food experience and makes food more interesting and enjoyable. There’s growing evidence that texture may also affect satiety.
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Being alert and cognizant when we select food would make us less vulnerable to environmental manipulations.
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According to a new study moderation is a number greater than what one should eat, and forever greater than what people personally consume
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A new study suggests that the sound that chewy, crunchy foods produce may act as a sixth flavor and affect our appetite and sense of fullness.
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We're not particularly rational when it comes to food. Time and time again it has been shown that external cues and based-on-nothing hunches affect our food choices, our hunger and appetite, and our sense of taste.
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Current trends are moving away from just calorie counting, and towards a more holistic approach. Slowing down your meal should be high on that list.
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Proponents of grazing claim that frequent, small meals rein in your appetite, and keep you from eating indiscriminately when it’s finally mealtime. How important is meal size? Despite what diet plans claim the science is scant and with conflicting results.
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If ice cream were associated with filth, disease and desolation, rather than with long summer days, azure beaches and beautiful, fit, thin, sun-kissed people would we overcome our sweet tooth and like it just a little less?
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