Psychology & Psychiatry
How stress affects saving and spending habits
Feeling overwhelmed? Stressed about work, a family illness or election season? It turns out that worry and anxiety can have an impact on your wallet.
Nov 14, 2016
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Health
Focusing on pleasure of eating makes people choose smaller portions
The rapid rise in portion sizes has gone hand in hand with rising rates of obesity. To curb supersizing, governments and public health institutions have advocated portion size limits and health warnings, but they have had ...
Oct 21, 2016
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Health
Want to cut calories? New studies suggest placing orders before it's time to eat
Want to cut calories and make healthier meal choices? Try avoiding unhealthy impulse purchases by ordering meals at least an hour before eating. New findings from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...
Jul 19, 2016
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Health
Bright lighting encourages healthy food choices
Dining in dimly lit restaurants has been linked to eating slowly and ultimately eating less than in brighter restaurants, but does lighting also impact how healthfully we order?
May 26, 2016
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Health
New study finds simplified nutritional labels spur healthier choices in grocery stores
When it comes to making healthier food purchases in our nation's grocery stores, the simpler the nutritional packaging is, the better. In fact, if one only has to look at a single number - a score that represents the nutritional ...
Feb 2, 2016
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Health
Using 'fitness' labels on foods may cause consumers to eat more, exercise less
People who are dieting or who try to balance exercise and healthy eating often seek out food that is thought to fit into their regimen. However, a study co-authored by Hans Baumgartner of the Penn State Smeal College of Business ...
Sep 15, 2015
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Health
'Fitness' foods may cause consumers to eat more and exercise less
Weight-conscious consumers are often drawn to foods such as Clif Bars and Wheaties, whose packaging suggests that they promote fitness. But according to a new study in the Journal of Marketing Research, such "fitness branding" ...
Jun 23, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologist studies the emotional disconnect between our present and future selves
While we routinely make sacrifices for the people we feel closest to—our spouses, children and parents—and will even give money or our time to help complete strangers like the homeless, the one person whose plight we ...
Apr 10, 2015
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Other
Fundraising 101: Tempting alternatives increase willingness to donate
Charities are always trying to understand what type of appeal will increase the likelihood of donations. According to a new study in the Journal of Marketing Research, people are also very driven by seeing the good in themselves. ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is your busy schedule affecting your health? Time might not be the problem
The modern schedule is infamously frantic, leaving many of us feeling constantly pressed for time. But that feeling may not have much to do with time itself, according to a new study in the Journal of Marketing Research.
Feb 25, 2015
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