Ephi Lu

Identity Lag

A psychonutritional phenomenon describing the temporal gap between a person’s changing body, metabolic state, and eating patterns (for example, rapid weight loss or appetite…

Interdisciplinary

In nutritional psychology, interdisciplinary refers to intentionally integrating the psychological sciences (e.g., cognition, emotion, behavior, psychosocial functioning, perception, interoception, mental health) with the nutritional…

Availability

The term ‘availability,’ categorized within the Diet-Behavior Relationship in nutritional psychology, refers to a determinant of dietary intake behavior: the presence and accessibility of foods in…

Satiety Cascade

The satiety cascade is a conceptual model describing the sequence of physiological and psychological signals that arise during and after eating and that progressively reduce…

Postprandial Somnolence

Postprandial somnolence (often called a “food coma”) is the feeling of drowsiness, mental fogginess, or reduced alertness that occurs after eating, especially after a…

Nutrition Transition

Barry Popkin’s “Nutrition Transition” concept refers to the large-scale shifts in populations’ diet and physical activity patterns that occur alongside economic and social change—especially…

Processed Food Hurts Your Immune System — And Your Kids’ Too

A study published in Nutrition Journal looked at the impact the Western diet and lifestyle has on people’s immune function. It found that…

A Greater Role in Nutritional Health

Can What We Eat Affect How We Feel?

Nutritional psychiatrists counsel patients on how better eating may be another tool in helping to ease depression and anxiety and may lead to better…

Could Junk Food Lead to Poor Eye Health as You Age?

Aim to fill your plate with fruit, dairy, poultry, fish, and vegetables—instead of processed and fried foods—research suggests…

Sometimes Frozen Vegetables Can Be Even Healthier than Fresh – Here’s Why

Frozen veggies line the freezers from top to bottom at the grocery store. But with many myths floating around today discrediting frozen…

Coronavirus: How to Keep Your Gut Microbiome Healthy to Fight COVID-19

Many countries have sealed their borders and put the population under voluntary or enforced lockdown. Cultural and sporting events…