http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Cornell Food & Brand Lab No matter how you slice it, cutting fruit into bite-sized pieces prompts children to eat more apples during lunchtime, according to a recent study by Cornell University researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-fruit-easier-sales-consumption-school.html Health Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:41:16 EST news285435671 The word "organic" can mean many things to consumers. Even so, the power of an organic label can be very strong: studies have shown that this simple label can lead us to think that a food is healthier, through what is known as the 'health halo effect'. But can this bias go further? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-bias-consumers-perceptions-health-halo.html Health Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:38:03 EST news284035077 How much chocolate would you need to eat to be satisfied? Less than half as much as you think, according to this recently published Cornell University snacking study. Using chocolate chips, apple pie, and potato chips, researchers Ellen van Kleef, Mitsuru Shimizu, and Brian Wansink designed a study to determine if people who were given smaller portions of snack foods would feel hungrier or satisfied fifteen minutes after eating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-considerably-smaller-snack-portions-hunger.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:45:11 EST news278693105 Making small easy changes to our eating habits on a consistent basis - 25 days or more per month - can lead to sustainable weight loss, according to research by Professor Brian Wansink in Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. The challenge is to figure out which changes work for specific individuals and how to stick with changes long enough to make them second nature. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-small-prompts-weight-loss.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:13:58 EST news275159559 Want your children to be healthier snackers? A new Cornell study finds that serving children combined snacks of vegetables and cheese led them to eat 72 percent fewer calories—and be just as satisfied as those who were served only potato chips. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-combo-snacks-cheese-vegetables-kids-calories.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:30:02 EST news274972288 Parents may have some new motivations to serve their kids vegetables. A new Cornell University study, published in Public Health Nutrition, found that by simply serving vegetables with dinner, the main course would taste better and the preparer was perceived to be more thoughtful and attentive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-vegetables-meal.html Health Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:23:33 EST news273259402 Food marketers are masters at getting people to crave and consume the foods that they promote. In this study authors Dr. Brian Wansink, co-director of the Cornell University Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition and Professor of Marketing and Dr. Pierre Chandon, professor of Marketing at the leading French graduate school of business, INSEAD challenge popular assumptions that link food marketing and obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-food-consumers-bottom-line.html Health Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:46:53 EST news269146007 The age-old parental struggle of convincing youngsters to eat their fruits and vegetables has some new allies: Power Punch Broccoli, X-Ray Vision Carrots—and a host of catchy names for entrees in school cafeterias. Cornell University researchers studied how a simple change, such as using attractive names, would influence elementary-aged children's consumption of vegetables. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-sustain-vegetable-intake-schools.html Health Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:35:29 EST news267075293 Your mood for food can be changed by a restaurant's choice of music and lighting, leading to increased satisfaction and reduced calorie intake, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-fast-food-restaurant-music-calorie.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:25:46 EST news265476277 A popular marketing ploy with junk foods and other indulgent table fare can be an equally effective tool for promoting healthier eating in school cafeterias. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-branding-school-lunches.html Health Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:36:57 EST news265383405 To test the effect of food segmentation, 98 college students were given tubes of stacked potato chips to munch on while watching a movie in class. Red-colored potato chips had been inserted at regular intervals into some of the students' tubes of chips to act as visual dividers. Students who had their snack segmented reduced their consumption by more than 50 percent compared to those who had all yellow chips which translates to about 250 calories. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-red-potato-chips-segmentation-cues.html Health Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:33:22 EST news262366390 Popeye inspired a generation of growing Baby Boomers to eat its spinach. Today, role models such as Batman can prompt children to develop their own healthy eating habits, a recent Cornell University study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-batman-priming-children-healthier-fast.html Health Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:15:59 EST news261911722