News tagged with willpower
Watching 'Biggest Loser' can spur anti-fat attitudes, according to communication study
(Medical Xpress)—People who watch the NBC reality weight-loss show "The Biggest Loser" are prone to have negative opinions of obese people, according to a study by Jina H. Yoo, associate professor of communication at the ...
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Apr 05, 2013 |
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Researchers say practicing healthy behaviors can actually improve your self-control
You can train your body, your mind ... and your willpower? That's according to a new study by researchers at The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, who say that with a little practice, it may be ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Eat dessert first? It might help you control your diet
Consumers watching their diet should pay close attention to the amount of unhealthy foods they eat, but can relax when it comes to healthier options, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Favorite TV reruns may have restorative powers: researcher
(Medical Xpress)—We hear all the time that we need to get off the couch, stop watching TV and get moving. But what if watching TV under specific conditions could actually provide the mental boost you need ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Battling obesity with better mathematical models
In the war to lose weight it may be something other than willpower or junk food that's preventing victory: it could be faulty use of mathematics.
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors
(AP) -- Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice ...
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Feb 13, 2012 |
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Experts weigh the heavy impact words have when creating policies for better health
Are words weighing down America's ability to improve its health? According to a group of weight and health experts assembled by the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, the answer is yes. There is a ...
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Oct 20, 2011 |
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The greatest human strength? Believe it or not, it's willpower
Repeat after me: "I will not eat ice cream, I will not eat ice cream, I will not eat ice cream."
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Study shows willpower traits appear to be lifelong for some people
(Medical Xpress) -- In an interesting and unique study, researchers have followed up on an experiment conducted several decades ago designed to point out the varying levels of willpower in nursery school age children. Back ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Mindless eating: Losing weight without thinking
Dieters may not need as much willpower as they think, if they make simple changes in their surroundings that can result in eating healthier without a second thought, said a consumer psychologist at the American Psychological ...
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Aug 05, 2011 |
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Technology can help shed pounds
(Medical Xpress) -- Anyone who has ever struggled to stick to a restricted diet knows that willpower alone is rarely a successful offense.
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Jul 06, 2011 |
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