How To Stop Hating Your Body
Why body dissatisfaction might be part of general life dissatisfaction...and what you can do to stop the cycle. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 9, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sherry Pagoto, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Happiness Health Body image Obesity stigma weight Source Type: news

Why Watching Action Movies Will Make You Gain Weight
What you watch has a shocking impact on what you eat Here’s what you need to know:read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 8, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Guy Winch, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Diet Eating Disorders Health action movies charlie rose Emotional First Aid failure Fitness guilt healthy eating Michael Bay mindfulness mindless eating nutrition overeating planning portion size restraint r Source Type: news

I Need to Lose Weight, so I’ll Just Skip Breakfast
Breakfast skipping is among the most common weight loss strategies my clients try before they walk through my door. It never works for any of them.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 3, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mary E. Pritchard, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Self-Help breakfast hormones Source Type: news

Healthy Eating and Birth Order
You are what you eat starting at the moment of birth.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 2, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D. Tags: Child Development Diet feeding kids healthy eating kids and eating Source Type: news

Eight Toxic Weight Loss Thinking Traps You Should Avoid
When you think about weight in "all or none" terms, have unrealistic expectations, or define your self-worth only in terms of weight, you become too hyper-focused on weight loss, creating anxiety and obsession that can derail your attempts to live healthierDon't be a victim of these eight common "weight thinking traps" and learn to replace them with healthier views. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 1, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Self-Help dieting healthy eating weight weight loss Source Type: news

What’s Your Take on a Larger Actors Appearing Nude on TV?
As someone who once weighed over 450 pounds, I’m often asked what I think about plus sized actors strutting their larger-than-average bodies on television even when their bods are not Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue ready.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 1, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gregg McBride Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Body image body issues body size breasts Brooke Smith girls girls hbo Gregg McBride HBO Girls Lena Dunham lorraine toussaint man boobs nudity Orange Is the New Black public nudity ray donovan ray d Source Type: news

Root Down
Beets are an under appreciated superfood. They help with anemia, are high in vitamin C, and are a natural sedative. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 31, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Heather Lounsbury, L.Ac. Tags: Diet Health anemia anxiety beets Chinese medicine constipation detox emotional emotions energy fix your mood with food heartache Heather Lounsbury immunity laxative Live natural live well liver liver cleanse mental he Source Type: news

All Coked Up
How energized do you want to be?read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 28, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Matthew J. Edlund, M.D. Tags: Addiction Diet caffeine Coca-Cola energy drinks extreme sports guarana monster sugared energy drinks Source Type: news

Holding a Mirror Up to "White Hat Bias" in Research
A recently identified bias, so-called “White Hat Bias” originally found in research studies on obesity, may be seen in the extraordinary hype given to mirror neurons, those cells, originally discovered in macaque monkeys, that fire when a monkey performs an action as well as when the monkey sees an action performed by the examiner. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 28, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D. Tags: Animal Behavior Diet Media Neuroscience bias in research Gregory Hickok mirror neurons White Hat Bias Source Type: news

Conducting Sad Experiments on Our Two-Year-Old
On the painful process of food trials, by the author of "Experimenting With Babies"read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 28, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Shaun Gallagher Tags: Child Development Diet Health Parenting Source Type: news

Finally: An Explanation of Night Eating?
Midnight snacks have become mealtime for others. What gives?read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 24, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Neuroscience Self-Help gherlin hormonal explanations horomones lightbox therapy for night eating Source Type: news

A Link Between Metabolic Syndrome and Mental Decline?
Evidence shows that poor physical health is related to a decline in cognitive functioning and suggests how we can intervene read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 19, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nicole Avena, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Diet Health cognitive decline exercise metabolic syndrome Source Type: news

Scaling Back
When trying to lose excess weight, do you put too much emphasis on the feedback the bathroom scale is giving you? It might be time to weigh some other options...read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 18, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gregg McBride Tags: Diet Health Bathroom Scale binge eating bingeing breathe defining myself dieting Dieting Weight doctor’s office excess weight Gregg McBride healthy living jeans losing weight mood motivation power self esteem self w Source Type: news

Trying to Lose Weight? You're Probably Doing It Backwards
The increasingly popular concept of mindfulness may become one of the most important features of our understanding of human effectiveness, in all its dimensions. It’s popping up all over the culture, including in the business world. And it's an important key in changing your relationship to food.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 18, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Karl Albrecht, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Diet Eating Disorders Health Albrecht mindful eating practices weight loss Source Type: news

Breastfeeding: What Is It Good For?
In honor of Breastfeeding Month, here are key things you should know and a new resource to get the inside scoop.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 17, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Diet Health Parenting baby development breast feeding breast milk breastfeeding breastfeeding Month Breastfeeding Week infant formula maternal health Source Type: news