Pizza, hot dogs and fries, oh my!
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During these stressful times, if you find yourself reaching into the pantry of your past, you’re probably not alone.
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A spike in flour sales and an increase in home cooked meals could signal the start of a new healthier relationship with food.
Try to get outside during daylight to set your circadian rhythms.
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To boost your immune defenses against corona and other viruses, one of the most effective things you can do is maintain your natural circadian rhythms. Here’s how to do that.
Considered one of the healthiest ways to eat, the Mediterranean diet has evolved over hundreds of years, but ignoring other diets is a form of cultural superiority.
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Olive oil, grapes and fish. There’s a lot to love about the Mediterranean diet but focusing on it might be a way to exclude other healthy and global diets.
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Would a ban on snacking on public transport really help combat obesity? An expert in nutrition weighs in.
The choice of flavor may be up to you, but the number of scoops will depend on what your companion gets.
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New research on consumer behavior shows that we tend to match some types of choices the people around us make, but not others.
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Zero-hours contracts exploit workers and need to be banned.
It can be hard to resist tasty treats like these…
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Turning down tasty treats sometimes requires more than just the strength to say no.
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Mindful eating can help to reduce emotional eating and promotes the consumption of smaller portions and fewer calories.
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Your body doesn’t know when you’ve overeaten, but exercise can help.
What you had before sways what you eat next time – but only if you remember.
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What you remember of your last meal affects when and how much you eat next time around. Neuroscientists have now identified neurons in the brain’s hippocampus that are crucial to this process.
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In the UK the equivalent of four million Christmas dinners are wasted every year.
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Just the act of eating each meal places a large degree of physiological stress on the immune system.
Comfort food.
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This is what happens when emotions eat you up.
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An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society.
Choices, choices.
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Time to put calories on the menu.
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Biofortification – enhancing the micronutrient concentration of staple crops – offers a sustainable solution to hidden hunger.
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Huge hunks of meat and energy inefficient cooking methods make the Sunday roast a particularly unsustainable meal.
Staying alert and safe on the night shift not only affects workers’ health, but the health and safety of the people around them.
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Taking a power nap on a night shift can leave you feeling groggy. And eating a large meal can reduce your alertness. So, what’s a tired shift worker to do to make it through the night?
Lighting, layout and music can determine whether you’ll be grabbing a quick bite or staying a while.
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The color scheme, the music, even the weight of the servers – all can play a role in getting customers to spend money.