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Can Positive Emotions Boost Healthy Eating?

Participants of a qualitative study of individuals with metabolic syndrome published in Health Psychology Open indicated that eating healthfully increases their positive emotions and psychological experiences. It also prevents negative emotions, they reported. These individuals also believed that positive feelings...

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Can Weight Loss Reduce Risk-Taking Behaviors?

A study in Germany published in Clinical Nutrition found that individuals' proneness to risk-taking behavior decreased after a 10-week weight loss intervention Before the intervention, participants' decisions depended on their mood After participants lost weight, their decisions no longer depended...

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Does Listening to Music You Dislike Make You Feel Hungrier?

An experimental study published in Food Research International found that people become hungrier when they listen to music they dislike Disliked music evoked more negative emotions as well In contrast, listening to music they like made participants rate their food...

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Can Eating More Dietary Fiber Reduce Suicidal Thoughts?

An analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey published in the Frontiers in Nutrition found that individuals who eat very little fiber in their diet are more likely to think about suicide. For every additional daily...

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Gut Microbiota Regulates the Diet-Anxiety Relationship

A new conceptual paper published in Frontiers in Nutrition examined the relationship between gut microbiota, diet, and anxiety It suggests that gut microbiota mediate the relationship between dietary intake and anxiety The paper also critically examined research methodologies employed in...

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