Eating Habits

Study: NYC Calorie Postings Don't Change Eating Habits Of Low-Income People

AP | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A new study finds New York City's law requiring restaurant chains to post calories on menus doesn't change the eating habits of low-i...

A Nudity Experiment: Are You Comfortable Naked?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

My partner, Will, felt I had shared something that was meant just for us. For me it was a daring investigation into how I see and live with my body, a personal test.

Weight Loss In College: No More Freshman Fifteen

newsweek.com | Johannah Cornblatt | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


With more than 30 percent of college students falling into the American College Health Association's obese or overweight categories, Yale is not the o...

Craving Carbs? It May Be Depression

webmd.com | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Does a bad day at the office or a tiff with your spouse send you marching to the cookie jar or the corner bakery? Or do you find yourself at the ve...

Late Night Eating Linked To Weight Gain

nytimes.com | Tara Parker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


A new study in mice suggests that it's not just how much you eat, but when you eat it, that influences weight gain. Researchers at Northwestern Unive...

Eating Chocolate Mindfully on Valentine's Day

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Albers

If you crossed chocolate off the list of gifts your sweetie can buy you for Valentine's Day this year, think again. You don't have to avoid chocolat...

"No One Ever Died of a Big Butt!"

Donna Fish | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living


Donna Fish

Despite the fact that men and women seem to struggle with weight in fairly equal numbers as adults, women do tend to put weight on in their butts, vs. their stomachs.

Get Started on Achieving Your Intention

M.J. Ryan | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living


M.J. Ryan

Ready to accomplish big things this year? Author M.J. Ryan, of the Intent Learning Series, discusses the most important step in achieving your intentions--getting started!

I'm Not Sorry, I'm Vegan

Cheri Shankar | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living


Cheri Shankar

There must be a reason that, generally speaking, meat is served headless. I think all of us feel squeamish when confronted with the whole of an animal that looks much the same dead and cooked as it did alive and well.

Using Mindful Eating to Get Back on Track in 2009

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Albers

Learning the art of mindful eating can prevent you from going back into your default eating mode. Mindful eating is not a diet. There are no menus. It is about learning how to be more aware of what you eat.

Cafe Blues

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living


Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

as the French bid adieu to their café habits, I want to take a brief moment to muse on the psychology of a side-walk café. Urban nomads don't bivouac - they buy a cup of coffee.

They Are Called Eating Habits for a Reason

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

If you want to change your eating habits, or some of them, start by writing down everything you eat and drink. You can't get your food and weight under control until you pay attention.

Do You Eat Like A Man Or Binge Like A Woman?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.07.2008 | Living


Everyone has got a different idea of how much food is too much food, but according to a study of over 400 college students, the amount differs hugely ...