Conquering Cravings
Food cravings can quickly turn into food binges when they're out of control. But for many people, the best way to deal with a food craving is to give in to it. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 21, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S. RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Neuroscience binge eating cravings fat food addiction forbidden foods nutrition sugar Source Type: news

Hello. My Name is Gregg. And I'm a Fall Coffee Drink Addict.
For years now, I've been addicted (potential 12-step-group-addicted) to Pumpkin Spice Lattes (or, as I refer to them, "fall in a cup"). And as someone who once weighed over 450 pounds, I was risking the encouragement of my past food addiction by ordering an extra large size and drinking down every last autumn-y (read: sugary) drop.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 20, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gregg McBride Tags: Diet 12-step addicted autumn beverly hills calorie calories candle coffee shops fall food Gregg McBride horn of plenty latte Los Angeles love handles low-fat maple trees new england pounds pumpkin pumpkin spice la Source Type: news

Can You Ever Fully Recover From an Eating Disorder?
ED sufferers and therapists seem to agree that you can be “in recovery,” but are you ever really recovered? read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 18, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mary E. Pritchard, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Self-Help coping mechanisms recovered recovery Source Type: news

Seeking a Balance in Feeding Children
The ever-shifting winds of food trends make feeding children more complicated than ever. Parents' fears, nested in the poor state of Western food culture, have eroded competence at one of parents' most basic tasks: nourishing children into healthy, happy adulthood.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 18, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Zanthe Taylor, M.F.A. Tags: Diet Parenting Self-Help food preferences nutrition sweet potatoes Source Type: news

Low Testosterone, Obesity and Alzheimer’s Disease Are Linked
So what’s an older obese man to do? Do not take testosterone supplements! A much better solution is to lose the excess weight by consuming far fewer calories.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 17, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Professor Gary L. Wenk, Ph. D. Tags: Aging Diet Gender Health Source Type: news

Fat Shame
In the first post of our Fat Shame series, we talk with Dr. Amy Farrell, author of Fat Shame, who demystifies fat stigma in America. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 17, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alexis Conason, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Happiness Integrative Medicine Body image fat shame health at every size Source Type: news

The Fatty and Not the Fat
We have all heard about the literal and figurative impact the obesity epidemic has on the weight-bearing joints: early and relentless degenerative arthritis, as our knees and hips struggle against that out-of-range Body Mass Index, cartilage deteriorating along with the will power to try another diet, worsening knee pain making exercise less desirable, and less feasible.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mark Borigini, M.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Self-Help chronic pain chronic pain psychology today degenerative joint disease fat Magnums Obesity obesity and risk for arthritis omega-3 fatty acids osteoarthritis overcoming pain overcoming pain Source Type: news

I Understand Why Parents Feed Their Kids Unhealthy Foods
Experts think children eat poorly because parents don't know enough about nutrition. It’s pretty hard to believe that anyone is under the impression that cupcakes are healthier than carrots. That’s what parents would have to believe if you're going to "buy" the lack-of-education argument.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 15, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Dina Rose, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Diet Parenting carrots childhood obesity cupcakes eating habits fruits fruits and vegetables sociologist Source Type: news

Key Strategies for Helping Clients Eat More Mindfully
Are you a professional who helps people eat more mindfully? I've started a free series to share with other professionals (dietitians, therapists, physical therapists, doctors etc.) some of my best strategies for helping clients be more conscious and mindful when they eat.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 15, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan Albers, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Integrative Medicine Eating Mindfully mindful eating mindfulness Source Type: news

Weight Loss Surgery and Sane Eating: Can they coexist?
How does weight loss surgery mesh--or not--with the goal of eating sanely? This question triggers strong reactions—it's an "easy way out” or a “band-aid”. Or, on the other side, it's an effortless solution. The idea of surgery as a drastic solution seesaws with the idea that it's a lazy solution. Neither idea is true, or helpful.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 12, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Terese Weinstein Katz, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Self-Help weight loss surgery Source Type: news

Want To Break that Good Habit, Just This Once? How To Avoid
How can we make an exception to a good habit, without disrupting that good habitread more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 12, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gretchen Rubin Tags: Diet Happiness Source Type: news

The Best Mid-Morning Snack to Keep You Satisfied & Energized
This article reviews a recent study that investigated one of my favorite snacks.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 11, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan Albers, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Health albers almonds Eating Mindfully energy mindful eating snack Susan Albers Source Type: news

Why Most of Us Cannot Become, nor Maintain, Thin
Why you can't keep it off read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 10, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Source Type: news

Should I Eat That?
An internal debate on whether it’s worth the calories.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 10, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders dieting discipline overeating self-discipline Source Type: news

Do You Know Why You Can't Lose Those Last Few Pounds?
Sometimes people who are perfectionists, very organized and highly driven struggle with one area of “imperfection” --they choose to not control their eatingread more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 9, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Maria Baratta, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Tags: Diet Source Type: news