This week, read about cooking shows making people fat, why heavier athletes don’t need more carbs during activity, how fonts influence health behavior, a questionable diet soda and weight study, limiting food waste with ugly but tasty produce, and more. Do TV Cooking Shows Make Us Fat? Researchers from Cornell’s Food and Brand lab investigated […]
Category Archives: Behavior Change
Beyond Taste: Can Soups Help Keep Us Healthy?
Soup is a wonderful food. It is comforting, easy to prepare, and filling. It can warm the chill of a cool winter day and fill your kitchen with an inviting aroma. The fact that specific tableware is designated for the sole purpose or eating soup is evidence of its prominent role at our kitchen tables. Soups are […]
Thinking of Trying a New Diet?
January 1st is a popular time for many people to start resolutions to improve their diets. Unfortunately, it seems there is more misinformation than science-backed advice to help people make informed choices. Because common-sense advice is not as alluring as that provided in fad-diet books, it can be challenging to figure out the best way to […]
Tips for Successful Health Behavior Change
The start of each year marks a new beginning, and is a popular time to make health resolutions. The crowded gyms in January are a sign that many people are setting health goals; but by March it’s typically “just the regulars” at the gym, leaving many to wonder if New Year’s resolutions are waste of time. . . […]