Health
How to eat well for a healthy brain in later life
A new international report gives the clearest evidence to date on the impact of diet on brain health in older adults.
Jan 30, 2018
0
55
News tagged with healthful food choices
Health
Food cues undermine healthy eating choices
Obesity has become a major health issue due to the current 'obesogenic' environment in which unhealthy food is both easy and cheap to purchase. As a result, many (government) organisations encourage healthy eating habits ...
Jan 3, 2018
0
7
Health
Getting kids in the habit of healthy eating
(HealthDay)—Want to help your kids make healthy food choices when you're not with them? Make every meal at home a lesson in good nutrition.
Jun 28, 2017
0
1
Health
Acai berry hype highlights flaws in new food marketing rules
Hype in the marketing of açaí berry products—which sell for up to $150 a kilo—has highlighted serious flaws in new rules governing food health claims.
Jan 5, 2017
0
1
Health
Inherited taste perceptions may explain why some people eat too much salt
Inherited differences in taste perceptions may help explain why some people eat more salt than recommended, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016.
Nov 13, 2016
0
1
Health
Healthy rewards points can promote healthy foods in restaurants
From fast food chains to coffee shops, marketers use various promotional strategies to nudge selection of featured foods. Price discounts, rewards cards, and coupons are some common methods. A new Cornell University School ...
Oct 3, 2016
0
0
Neuroscience
Scientists scan the brain to see how stress undermines your diet
If you're trying to lose weight, kick off your diet by relaxing. Stress tinkers with your brain chemistry in ways that make it hard to make healthful food choices and maintain self-control, a new study finds.
Aug 7, 2015
0
69
Psychology & Psychiatry
Cake or carrots? Timing may decide what you'll nosh on
When you open the refrigerator for a late-night snack, are you more likely to grab a slice of chocolate cake or a bag of carrot sticks? Your ability to exercise self-control—i.e., to settle for the carrots—may depend ...
Dec 15, 2014
0
0
Health
Abridged food education program for children still helpful
(HealthDay)—An abbreviated version of the Nutrition Detectives Program improves students' food-label literacy, according to a study published online April 10 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Preventing ...
Apr 22, 2014
0
0
Psychology & Psychiatry
Labeling obesity as a disease may have psychological costs
Messages that describe obesity as a disease may undermine healthy behaviors and beliefs among obese individuals, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Jan 28, 2014
0
0
