The Best Ways to Avoid Overeating During the Holidays
They may tell us it's the most wonderful time of the year...but for those of us with a dieter's mentality, the season can strike dread and fear when it comes to successfully navigating all of the eating occasions that will present themselves between now and the new year. But fear not! Here are all the tips you need to assure joy to the world -- and to yourself!read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - December 6, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gregg McBride Tags: Diet Christmas cocktails exercise Gregg Mcbride. Holidays. Holiday Survival Tips. Healthy Holiday Diet. Tips. Healthy. Holidays. Dieting Tips. Personal Health. Dieting. Health overeating self worth weight loss weight loss tips Source Type: news

Slow Down!
S-L-O-W D-O-W-N! Stop rushing through your meals and develop a calmer, healthier relationship with food.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - December 6, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help Stress fullness mindful eating nutrition satiety slow food slowing down taste Source Type: news

Microbiotal Transplant: Latest Weight Loss Secret?
Cutting-edge stuff or the quackery-du-jour?read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Billi Gordon, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Neuroscience depression fecal matter fecal transplant micro biome microbes Obesity Source Type: news

Strong Is the New Skinny
Has strong become the new skinny? Have we transferred our societal obsession with thinness to an obsession with fitness? There has been a backlash against the impossibly thin body ideals portrayed in the media. But lest we ponder accepting our bodies—and where is the money to be made in that?-- we have been given a new ideal. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alexis Conason, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Fitness strong is the new skinny Source Type: news

Eating Disorders in Boys and Young Men
How many men struggle with eating disorders? Traditional definitions of eating disorders don't always apply to men due to different body ideals for men and women, but this doesn't mean that men are unaffected by eating disorders. In fact, eating disorders in men are often under diagnosed. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alexis Conason, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Gender Health eating disorders in boys eating disorders in men muscle dysphoria Source Type: news

84% of Vegetarians and Vegans Return to Meat. Why?
I was shocked when my long-time vegetarian daughter asked me for suggestions about what types of meat she might enjoy. I should not have been surprised. According to new research, the vast majority of vegetarians and even vegans eventually return to meat-eating. Here are the implications for the animal rights movement.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Hal Herzog, Ph.D. Tags: Animal Behavior Diet Eating Disorders Health animal ethics animal rights harris poll meat-eating vegan vegetarianism Source Type: news

Should Couch Potatoes Wear Fitness Bracelets?
The Holiday Season speaks to growth, and not always in a good way. Credit card bills we can't alleviate, but the expansion into obesity? Perhaps there's a Cyber Monday gadget with your name on it. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Self-Help health apps health tech holiday season weight gain using technology wearable tech weight loss using apps Source Type: news

Is Post-Thanksgiving Guilt Hurting Your Diet Psyche?
Despite what most of us think, feeling guilty does not aid the dieting or goal setting processes. In fact, including the exercise of feeling guilty after a binge into our “cheating routines” actually works against us and becomes so familiar, that it can become cyclical and lead back to cheating in a very short amount of time.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gregg McBride Tags: Diet Eating Disorders depressing feeling guilty holiday cheating misery motivation post thanksgiving blues success weight loss Source Type: news

Hunger Comes From Your Mind, Not Just Your Stomach
You might think you get hungry when your stomach is empty. It's not that simple.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 26, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nate Kornell, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Diet Evolutionary Psychology Health Source Type: news

Which Is Better for Your Brain, Chocolate or Exercise?
Chocolate is an excellent example of how difficult it is to differentiate food from drug. A recent study reported improved memory and enhanced blood flow in the brain of elderly humans who consumed extracts from cocoa powder. The problem is that no one should eat the incredible amounts of chocolate that are required to achieve any cognitive benefits.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 26, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Professor Gary L. Wenk, Ph. D. Tags: Aging Diet Health Neuroscience Source Type: news

Which Is Better: Chocolate or Exercise?
Chocolate is an excellent example of how difficult it is to differentiate food from drug. A recent study reported improved memory and enhanced blood flow in the brain of elderly humans who consumed extracts from cocoa powder. The problem is that no one should eat the incredible amounts of chocolate that are required to achieve any cognitive benefits.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 26, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Professor Gary L. Wenk, Ph. D. Tags: Aging Diet Health Neuroscience Source Type: news

10 Essential Holiday Eating Habits Parents Forget to Teach
You know how the experts are always saying that it’s important to make sure your kids have a healthy meal before they hit the sweets? Well, the research shows kids will eat highly palatable foods even when they're not hungry. This Thanksgiving, teach your kids some habits they can really use.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Dina Rose, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Diet Parenting childhood obesity eating habits Eating in the Absence of Hunger Thanksgiving Source Type: news

How Exercise Improves Your Performance at Work
Social scientists have collected some compelling evidence suggesting that exercise makes us smarter, happier, and even more productive.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ron Friedman, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Behavioral Economics Cognition Creativity Depression Diet Happiness Health Intelligence Memory Procrastination Relationships Resilience Self-Help Sport and Competition Stress Work Source Type: news

The Body Image Revolution Revisited
In 2012, Stella Boonshoft posted a photograph of herself online and opened up a national conversation about body image. Two years later, we interviewed Stella to see how she felt about being an overnight celebrity and face of body positivity. Where is the body image revolution now? read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alexis Conason, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Happiness Media Body image body positivity fat acceptance fatkini stella boonshoft Source Type: news

Turkey Day Survival Guide
Helpful ways to celebrate Thanksgiving in moderationread more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nicole Avena, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Self-Help eating Thanksgiving Source Type: news