In my previous columns about food behavior, I have contrasted the hard-wired affect for taste with the learned affect for flavor. This month, I present an interview with Julie Mennella, the pioneer who showed us
Understanding food behavior and the “obesity epidemic” requires accurate data on weight. This month Katherine Flegal tells us about how these data are collected and what they show. Flegal is a Distinguished Consultant at the
The new APS Board of Directors is set for 2008-2009. Walter Mischel takes the helm as APS President, succeeding John T. Cacioppo who, after guiding APS through its 20th anniversary celebrations, begins a term as