Eating Habits

The Ultimate Comfort Foods For Emotional Eating

Posted 05.08.2012

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When you're having a bad day, what do you do? Do you reach for foods you shouldn't even be near? Maybe it's a bag of potato chips, a chocolate bar, or...

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Habits Are Everything

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 04.20.2012

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Christine Carter, PhD

Habits are a critical component of the happiness equation. It is one thing to know what to do to be happy (or to raise happy children, or to create a happy marriage) but it is quite another thing to actually be able to do those things.

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Dung Beetles' Poop Preferences Revealed

Posted 04.15.2012

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By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/13/2012 03:56 PM EDT on LiveScience Dung beetles prefer the smelliest poop they can fin...

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How To Break Bad Habits And Form Good Ones

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

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Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.

Most dieters need to learn a number of other cognitive and behavioral techniques to lose weight and keep it off. But a new habit of planned eating is crucial for success.

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Training Toddlers' Taste Buds: Juice vs. Froot Loops

Dina R. Rose | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Eating Habits, Coca-Cola, Toddlers-Eating-Habits, Vegetables, Apple Juice, Toddlers, Eating Right, Healthy Eating Habits, Children's Health, Parenting Advice, Childhood Obesity, Parents News
Dina R. Rose

A study published by the Center for Disease Control just made a radical recommendation: after-school programs should stop serving 100 percent apple ju...

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3 Ways To Change A Bad Habit

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Good Habits, Bad Habits, Eating Habits, Change Habits, Change Bad Habits, Mindfulness, Change Eating Habits, Change Your Habits, Bad Habit, Breaking Habits, Healthy Living News
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

Each year, we see Jan. 1 as a time for fresh starts -- for tackling our bad habits head-on and replacing them with new, healthier ones. No matter what it is you would like to do differently, these simple strategies will help you to finally make the real, lasting changes you're looking for.

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Sleep Late, Gain Weight? How Bedtime Affects BMI

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: The Sleep Doctor, Weight Gain, Sleep Advice, Weight Loss, Diet, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Eating Habits, Nutrition, Healthy Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

A message to night owls: There's news that your bedtime -- and those late-night snacks -- may be preventing you from dropping those stubborn extra pounds.

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The Disappearing 'Pause Déjeuner'

Jamie Schler | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Eating Habits, French Food Culture, Food News, French Culture, France, Food News
Jamie Schler

In a country where the cuisine is part of their national patrimony and mealtime is a national treasure, that leisurely hot meal in the middle of the day was crucial to the well being of an entire country.

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Bust Your Bad Small Business Eating Habits

Karen Leland | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Eating Habits, Healthy Eating, Small Business Owners, Diet, Small Business News
Karen Leland

Most of the small business owners I know are so busy running the shop, selling the goods and servicing the customers, that when it comes to eating on the job, their intestinal fortitude flies out the window.

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Eating With Men Makes You Eat Less, Study Says

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Male Eating Habits, Female Eating Habits, Eating Habits, Men Eating Habits, Eating With Women, Eating With Men, Women Eating Habits, Food News

A new study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology confirms what many already could have guessed: women eat less when in the company of...

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10 Steps Toward Making Peace With Food

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Eating Habits, Dieting Myths, Eating Disorders, Eating Right, Diet Foods, Dieting Advice, Advertising, Women News
Marcia Reynolds

The messages sent out in the media to women through television shows and advertising, what they present as good and bad for us, shapes not just our buying habits and self-image but also how we see each other.

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Hara Hachi Bu: Eat Until You Are 80% Full

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Weight Loss, Okinawa, Obesity, Eating Habits, Healthy Living Body, Eating Until Full, Diet and Nutrition, Not Overeating, Healthy Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

The Japanese practice something that makes such sense that I can't believe we don't start teaching this to our kids. It's called "hara hachi bu". It means, eat until you are 80 percent full.

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Where 50% Of The People Are Obese And Don't Know It

Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Eating Habits, Obese, Center for Diabetes and Obesity, Unhealthy Eating Habits, Paraguay, Healthy Eating Habits, Latino Voices News

Fox News Latino: An estimated 50 percent of the population in Paraguay is obese and many of them don't even know it, the Ministry of Health said We...

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Savor Your July 4 Celebration: The Practice Of Mindful Eating

Thich Nhat Hanh | Posted 08.30.2011

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Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindful eating sees each meal as representative of the whole cosmos. Look closely at an apple and you can see a cloud floating in it, as well as the rain, the earth and the sunshine that made the apple tree flower and fruit.

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Your Turn: Eating Habits

Posted 07.01.2011

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I could eat anything when I was younger and never gain a pound. But as I've grown older I've had to change my eating habits in order to stay fit. ...

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The Quinoa Quandary

New York Times | SIMON ROMERO and SARA SHAHRIARI | Posted 05.25.2011

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When NASA scientists were searching decades ago for an ideal food for long-term human space missions, they came across an Andean plant called quinoa. ...

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The States With The Worst Eating Habits

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

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Americans are fat and getting fatter by the year. Recent data reported in medical journal Lancet showed that BMI (Body Mass Index), a recognized measu...

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I'm A Qualitarian, How About You?

Ashley Koff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Veganism, Eating Habits, Vegetarian, Diet Advice, Diet Fads, Vegan, Nutrition Advice, Healthy Eating Habits, Vegetarianism, Home News
Ashley Koff

What does it mean to be a qualitarian? It means, first and foremost, that you choose to be the gatekeeper for what goes into your body.

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Gloria Steinem Is Alive and Well, Reminding Us 'That Perfect Is Boring' and 'Beauty Is Irregular'

Beth Weinstock | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eating Habits, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Being Skinny, Being Thin, Aneorexia, Gloria Steinem, Healthy Living News
Beth Weinstock

Perfectionism is a contemporary menace for women. The perfect woman is supposed to attain it all -- have a career, look good on the job, be available to their kids by 6 p.m., make homemade meals and pay attention to intimate relationships.

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Call Me a Vegivore, Call me Whatever, Just Cook Something, Please! (Recipe Included)

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susie Middleton

Well, I don't know what to think. One minute my hopes are dashed, when I read that Americans are eating less vegetables than ever. (And I was particul...

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M&M's & Me

Patricia Ferrone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eating Habits, Habits, Developmental-Psychology, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Behavior, Mindful Eating, Self Improvement, Self-Esteem, Behavioral Psychology, Healthy Living News
Patricia Ferrone

If I had a dollar for every package of M&M's I ate during my lifetime, I would not be sitting here blogging. I would be blogging from my yacht moored...

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How To Avoid Mindless Eating (VIDEO)

Prevention Magazine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eating Habits, Diet Tips, Mindfulness, Health, Mindful Eating, Nutrition Advice, Weight Loss, Snack Food, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Bet you can't have just one. Check out this video to find out how economy-sized snacks can cause you to eat more -- plus tips on how to eat more mindf...

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Weight Loss Tips: 8 Simple Tips to Avoid Late Night Snacking

Darya Pino, Ph.D | Posted 11.17.2011

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Darya Pino, Ph.D

Late night snacking almost never falls into the good snacking category and is usually driven by cravings or habit rather than legitimate hunger. Here are a few tips to help you break the habit of late night snacking.

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How To Change Old, Ingrained Eating Habits

Dana Joy Altman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Eating Habits, Food, Changing Habits, Health, Christine DeLorey, Healthy Living News
Dana Joy Altman

For the last few weeks, I've been keeping a journal of observations on how and what I eat. This detective work came from a place of loving observation, not condemnation.

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UPDATE: Who Should Win HuffPost Living's Complete Energy Makeover? VOTE!

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Energy, Yoga, Ashley Koff, Energy Loss, Slidepoll, Tara Stiles, Energy Makeover, Sleep Challenge 2010, Fatigue, Arianna Huffington, Wellness, Eating Habits, Stress, Women's Health, Health, Nutrition, Exercise, Weight Loss, Balance, HuffPost Living, Sleep, Exhaustion, Healthy Living News

UPDATE: Voting was closed as of Friday, January 22. At that time Marissa Campise was voted #1 by HuffPost readers and is the winner of our Energy Make...

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