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Unconscious Choices Can Sabotage Health Goals
Scientific American Mind: Plans for working out and eating well often go awry, and the reasons for those lapses are not always obvious. Three new papers highlight unconscious influences that affect our choices. In several
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Fruit, Not Fries: Lunchroom Makeovers Nudge Kids Toward Better Choices
NPR: Gone are the days of serving up tater tots and French toast sticks to students. Here are the days of carrot sticks and quinoa. New nutritional guidelines, announced in 2012, require public school lunchrooms
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Can Our Beliefs About Exercise Make Us Fat?
Everyone is an expert when it comes to weight and weight control, and I’m no exception. I am what’s known as an “exercise theorist.” That is, I ascribe to the lay theory that sedentary lifestyle
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Does This Ad Make Me Fat?
The New York Times: OBESITY is a problem everywhere, with significant consequences for personal health and public spending. People weigh more than ever — but why? If we can find the causes of obesity, we
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Your Child’s Fat, Mine’s Fine: Rose-Colored Glasses And The Obesity Epidemic
NPR: About 69 percent of American adults are overweight or obese, and more than four in five people say they are worried about obesity as a public health problem. But a recent poll conducted by
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Food for Thought
What you eat each meal impacts your body — and your brain. March is National Nutrition Month, and psychological science can help us understand the social, mental, and behavioral factors that impact how we choose
