Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire—here's what to do instead
It's a tactic many parents know well: "Eat two bites of broccoli, and then you can have dessert."
Oct 20, 2025
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Digestive System Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Appetite Regulation
MeSH tree: G10.261.390.070.290
Young girls may be less responsive to food fullness cues than young boys
Young boys ate less during a meal if they had already consumed a serving of fruit, but girls ate the same amount of the meal whether or not they had eaten fruit, researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences ...
Sep 11, 2025
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Maternal depression can lead to children's emotional overeating, study shows
Up to 25% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, which can significantly impact their parenting behavior and the well-being of their children. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Study debunks concerns about baby feeding methods
What, and how, a baby is fed can weigh on a caregiver's mind. Thankfully, a University of Otago-led study has found two popular, but somewhat controversial, methods appear to have little significant impact on infants' appetite ...
May 8, 2024
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Researchers investigate the relative merits and hazards of sweetened drinks vs. water
Psychology researchers from the University of Liverpool have conducted a long-term study to understand the effect of artificially sweetened drinks on weight management.
Oct 16, 2023
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Experiment suggests you can satisfy your appetite just by looking at pictures of food on your phone
The internet is overflowing with pictures of food: On news sites, social media and the banner ads that pop up everywhere.
May 22, 2023
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Strict or neglectful parents tend to have heavier kids
The effects of different parenting styles on children's weight have been determined—and indicate parental warmth is key to a healthy weight, the International Congress on Obesity in Melbourne (18–22 October, the biennial ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Stimulation of the vagus nerve strengthens the communication between the stomach and the brain
The nervous system takes in sensory stimuli, processes them and triggers reactions such as muscle movements or pain sensations. A few years ago, a network in the brain was identified that is coupled with signals from the ...
Sep 6, 2022
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