Night eating syndrome, education, progressive muscle relaxation therapy, and exercise

Mindful Eating Reduces Impulsive Food Choice

Impulsive food choice is one major causes of obesity. Impulsive food choice happens when individuals prefer a smaller immediate reward (e.g. the good feeling arising from eating a piece of chocolate cake) than a larger delayed reward (e.g. the health…

Fat, protein, carbohydrate and energy intake

A crucial issue in food science is to pinpoint exactly what aspect of the typical diet (fat, protein and carbs) leads to weight gain. A significant part of the problem is that it is very difficult to conduct studies on humans for long periods of time…

The psychology of weight loss

Alisa Anokhina a researcher in clinical health psychology at UCL talks about eating disorder research at the intersection of the conscious and the unconscious.

Healthy choices under low self-control conditions. What is the role of social influence?

Various studies suggest that people are more prone to choose unhealthy food especially when they are low in self-control, for example when they shop at the supermarket after being…

The battle between your present and future self

Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. Daniel Goldstein, cognitive psychologist, talks about how individuals can make smarter choices for their future.

Can training reduce the impact of impulsiveness on food intake?

Several self-control theories indicate that one of the most important determinant of behavior toward high-energy density foods is the elicitation of motor impulses (the unintentional tendency to move) towards these…

The motivational value of food and obesity

One of the most well-known and consistent findings in the field of eating behavior is the devaluation effect in food. According to this effect the motivational value of food is lower during satiety compared to fasting. In other words individuals value the…

Self control. An essential skill for every individual?

What is self control and how important is it in our everyday life? Dan Ariely, a renown behavioral scientist talks about self control and the difference between our long term goals and our short term actions.

Physical activity is connected with fruit and vegetable intake

Is physical activity connected with fruit and vegetable intake? The answer is “yes” according to a recent study. Many causes of morbidity and mortality are influenced highly by behaviors such healthy nutrition (such intake…