How to Support Adolescent Body Changes As a Parent
The pressure on parents to control or manage their child’s body shape is intense. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 6, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Zanthe Taylor, M.F.A. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Parenting body thinking middle school negative body image onset of puberty overweight children resilience Source Type: news

Growing a "Theory of Food"
Recent studies highlight the importance of the food environments for children, even those less than one-year-old, in shaping dietary habits and health later in childhood. These studies point to early childhood as a critical period for the development of a "theory of food" that shapes how adults both eat and "think" the food they eat.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 6, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: John S. Allen, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Cognition Diet Eating Disorders Source Type: news

How Fully Stocked Grocery Stores Produce Picky Eating
You'd be hard pressed to find a picky eater anywhere that food is scarce. When food is scarce, parents don’t have the luxury of worrying about their children’s taste preferences. When food is scarce, kids don’t worry about their taste preferences either.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 6, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Dina Rose, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Diet Parenting childhood obesity eating habits picky eating toddlers Source Type: news

Is the "Clean Eating" Movement a Form of Perfectionism?
The "clean eating" movement is what happens when perfectionism meets diet. Is it helping or hurting your effort to achieve a healthy weight? Find out.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 6, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sherry Pagoto, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Personality perfectionism weight loss Source Type: news

The Surprising Skill That Can Help You Eat Healthier
This article looks at a new study in the Journal of Health Behaviors. It discusses an important skill that is critical to eating better. The skill is not what you think.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 6, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan Albers, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Health Eating Mindfully EatQ mindful eating self-compassion Susan Albers Source Type: news

How to Win at Weight Control
To be successful at weight loss, or anything for that matter, it takes individual determination, a can-do attitude and a commitment to live a healthier lifestyle. Be inspired!read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 6, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Resilience Self-Help determination healthy living positive attitude responsibility role models success weight loss Source Type: news

When Diets Go Wrong (Make Them Right!)
When it comes to weight loss and healthy eating, no one else's plan is perfect for you. That's why most popular diets don't work for most people and why, to be successful, you need to step up and take charge of your own health.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 5, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Health Self-Help eating habits Fitness overeating weight control weight loss Source Type: news

Important: Do Not Overfeed.
In talking about their attempts to have healthier eating habits, people often told me that an important person in their life made this aim more difficult.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 5, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gretchen Rubin Tags: Diet Happiness Health Relationships eating food habits other people Source Type: news

How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence ― 6 Essentials
Emotional Intelligence (EQ or EI) can be defined as the ability to understand, manage, and effectively express one's own feelings, as well as engage and navigate successfully with those of others. Here are six keys to increasing your emotional intelligence...read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 5, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Preston Ni, M.S.B.A. Tags: Addiction Aging Anxiety Behavioral Economics Child Development Cognition Creativity Depression Diet Eating Disorders Education Environment Gender Happiness Health Integrative Medicine Intelligence Parenting Personality Source Type: news

Is Gluten Causing Your Depression?
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity may not exist as a cause of irritable bowel, but a small study induces depressed feelings in people with gluten. If you feel better on a gluten-free diet, you might want to experiment with low FODMAP diet as well. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 4, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Emily Deans, M.D. Tags: Depression Diet Source Type: news

I’m Not Stressed Out, This Is Just My Life!
Why cortisol may be your most important hormone when it comes to weight lossread more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 3, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mary E. Pritchard, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Self-Help Stress Source Type: news

Why You Eat What You Eat Part 2
Identify the emotional, behavioral and situational triggers that cause you to overeat or eat too many unhealthy foods.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 2, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help eating triggers emotional eating food overeating weight Source Type: news

Why You Eat What You Eat Part II
Identify the emotional, behavioral and situational triggers that cause you to overeat or eat too many unhealthy foods.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 2, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help eating triggers emotional eating food overeating weight Source Type: news

Why You Eat What You Eat Part 1
If you buy a lot of fast foods and convenience food products, there are reasons that go beyond time and money. Promotions, advertising, packaging and marketing of these products are all designed to entice you to buy more. And so you do. Maybe it's time to look at the balance between whole foods and processed foods in your diet and weigh the long-term benefits of each.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 1, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help convenience foods food shopping social status Source Type: news

Why You Eat What You Eat Part I
If you buy a lot of fast foods and convenience food products, there are reasons that go beyond time and money. Promotions, advertising, packaging and marketing of these products are all designed to entice you to buy more. And so you do. Maybe it's time to look at the balance between whole foods and processed foods in your diet and weigh the long-term benefits of each.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 1, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help convenience foods food shopping social status Source Type: news