Evidence-informed writing on nutrition, eating behavior,
psychological health, and wellbeing.
Most people have experienced a strong urge or craving to eat a specific food. The target of that urge is typically some food we like very much, very often something that we both enjoy and have not eaten in a...
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How Physical Health Can Affect Eating Behavior? We are all aware that our eating behaviors in mental health care can be heavily affected by our health. When we are ill, we often lose our appetite, sometimes completely. Some health issues...
We all know that some foods are healthy while others are less so or not at all. Foods like vegetables, fruits, fish, minimally processed lean meats, whole grains, and yogurt are generally considered healthy because they provide nutrients the body...
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Understanding Adolescence as a Critical Developmental Period; Adolescence is the period of development between childhood and adulthood, roughly from ages 10 to 19, or even 24 (Sawyer et al., 2018). Puberty is a period of rapid growth and physical development...
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What is psychological well-being? Psychological well-being is an overarching concept in psychological research that encompasses feelings of happiness, life satisfaction, a sense of purpose, and optimism. People experiencing sustained psychological well-being tend to be happy, optimistic, satisfied with their lives,...
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