New research from the Monell Center analyzed nearly 400,000 food reviews posted by Amazon customers to gain real-world insight into
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Afraid of food? The answer may be in the basal forebrain
After fasting for 24 hours the typical laboratory mouse spends much time eating. Surprisingly, this is not what Jay M.
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Would you eat genetically modified food if you understood the science behind it?
Jonathon McPhetres, a newly minted PhD in psychology from the University of Rochester, admits he’s “personally amazed” what we can
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Dietary cholesterol or egg consumption do not increase the risk of stroke, Finnish study finds
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that a moderately high intake of dietary cholesterol or consumption
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What are you looking at? How attention affects decision-making: Eye-trackers show that what you gaze at influences your choices
Scientists using eye-tracking technology have found that what we look at helps guide our decisions when faced with two visible
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Normalization of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity
New research warns that the normalisation of ‘plus-size’ body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating
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Sensory-based food education encourages children to eat vegetables, berries and fruit
Sensory-based food education given to 3-5 year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit,
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Pregnant moms and their offspring should limit added sugars in their diets to protect childhood cognition
A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has determined that poorer childhood cognition occurred, particularly in
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Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirst
Why does drinking alcohol or consuming sugar make us thirsty? An international study of mice in Texas and humans in
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