Navigation
Navigation
Evidence-informed writing on nutrition, eating behavior,
psychological health, and wellbeing.
A review paper published in Foods proposed a new framework for analyzing flavor perception, focusing on sweetness The framework is based on whether sensory information is seen as originating from within or from outside the body of the person perceiving...
Listen to this Article
A conceptual paper published in the Journal of Metabolic Health proposes that there are five stages of addiction to ultra-processed foods. In the first, pre-addiction stage, consumption of sugar and fat leads to increased activity in the regions of the...
Listen to this Article
A study on mice published in Cell Metabolism found that daily oscillations in gut microbiota composition regulate natural daily patterns of corticosterone release. Depletion of gut microbiota results in impairments in stress responsivity that are specific to certain times of...
Listen to this Article
A survey of Saudi Arabian female students published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine examined the links between eating habits and sleep quality Results showed that students consuming higher quantities of foods with added sugars tended to have worse...
Listen to this Article
A study published in Health Psychology found that one’s expectations affect physiological responses to food Participants who believed that the milkshake they consumed was high-calorie showed a much steeper decline in ghrelin level compared to participants who believed that the...
Listen to this Article
A study published in Foods examined the relationship between the availability of palatable food and three aspects of eating behavior —cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating. Where palatable foods were widely available, people were more prone to uncontrolled eating...
Listen to this Article
A survey of children and their caregivers in China, published in Frontiers in Nutrition, found that children healthy diet , who eat more fruits and vegetables tend to have better self-concepts. In other words, they tend to see themselves as more...
Listen to this Article
The results of a survey of Turkish adults published in Food Science & Nutrition showed that individuals consuming more ultra processed food tended to self-report slightly more severe symptoms of food addiction. These individuals also tended to report slightly greater...
Listen to this Article
A study of Brazilian public servants published in JAMA Neurology found an association between high ultraprocessed food consumption and the pace of age-related cognitive decline(Ultra processes food and Cognitive decline). Compared to participants with the lowest ultraprocessed food intake (below...
Listen to this Article
A study of individuals suffering from major depression symptoms disorder published in Psychological Medicine found that their wanting for various food items is lower compared to their healthy peers Looking at the macronutrient content of food, depressed participants had lower...
Listen to this Article
