Health
Can branding improve school lunches?
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.
Aug 28, 2012
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Cornell Food & Brand Lab
Health
Red potato chips: Segmentation cues can substantially decrease food intake
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 ...
Jul 24, 2012
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Health
What would Batman eat? Priming children to make healthier fast food choices
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.
Jul 19, 2012
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Health
Can kitchen spoons be dangerous spoons?
A new study published in the Jan. 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine illustrates the dangers of using kitchen spoons to measure liquid medicine.
Jan 4, 2010
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Health
Successful infographics: Make them concise and actionable
Facebook and Pinterest love infographics. But what makes an infographic effective? A new study published in the American Journal of Health Behavior identified four key features that make infographics memorable and effective ...
Oct 19, 2016
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Health
Historical love-affair with indulgent foods
Our desire for indulgent meals may be over 500 years old. A new analysis of European paintings shows that meat and bread were among the most commonly depicted foods in paintings of meals from the 16th century.
Jul 26, 2016
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Health
Mirrors can make unhealthy foods less tasty
People often choose the unhealthy food because they think it is tastier. Aiming for solutions promoting healthy eating practices and ultimately combating obesity, this research shows that the presence of a mirror in a consumption ...
Dec 17, 2015
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Health
Consumers' response to food safety risks are altered due to prior commitment and preference
With the globalization of our food supply, food safety issues are a major concern for both public health and for the food industry. Media and industry warn consumers of major recalls and problems with food items, but do consumers ...
Nov 24, 2015
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Health
Guiding stars: The impact of nutrition rating systems on supermarket food sales
Can nutrition rating systems be used in supermarkets to encourage healthier spending habits? A new study by Cornell University researchers sought to answer that very question by tracking the purchasing records in a supermarket ...
Aug 19, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Dinner rituals that correlate with child and adult BMI
Beyond plate size and calorie count, the war against obesity may have a new leader – the dinner table. Families that eat together without the television on and stay seated until everyone's finished have children with lower ...
Oct 29, 2013
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