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Social behavior can make predators even pickier

Your greedy cat may turn up his nose at different food, but wild animals can be conservative when it comes to food choices too. And new research suggests that, in a group, even adventurous individuals can ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US replaces food pyramid with 'healthy plate'

The US government on Thursday ditched its two-decade old "pyramid" model for healthy eating and introduced a new plate symbol half-filled with fruits and vegetables to urge better eating habits.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Taste perception of bitter foods depends on genetics

(PhysOrg.com) -- How we perceive the taste of bitter foods -- and whether we like or dislike them, at least initially -- depends on which versions of taste-receptor genes a person has, according to a researcher ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Does clenching your muscles increase willpower?

The next time you feel your willpower slipping as you pass that mouth-watering dessert case, tighten your muscles. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says firming muscles can shore up self-control.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fish can be picky eaters

(PhysOrg.com) -- We all know how fussy kids can be about their food, but now new research suggests they're not the only ones.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Alternate-Day Fasting Shows Promise for Obese Dieters

(PhysOrg.com) -- Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights. But the regime requires a daily 15 to 40 percent calorie reduction, which makes sticking ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Sugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure

(AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Learning curve: Tricks to resist temptation

Here's good news for dieters who face food challenges in the break room every day: A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that our resistance gets a boost after we've just been exposed to similar temptations.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Animals successfully re-learn smell of kin after hibernation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Animals can re-establish their use of smell to detect siblings, even following an interruption such as prolonged hibernation, research at the University of Chicago on ground squirrels shows.

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created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Human development experts recommend tuning in to family, not devices

Combined with increasingly hectic work, school and extracurricular schedules, the advent of wireless technology has led to less quality time between parents and children. University of Missouri human development specialists ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New study examines impact of new media on eating habits

A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the first to analyze how new-media technology, including the Internet and smartphones, are changing college students' eating habits and their relationship to food. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New peanut allergy treatment works, study shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Allergy experts at the University of Cambridge have convincing evidence that a new treatment for peanut allergies is effective, following a three-year trial.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Calorie labeling has no effect on teenagers' or parents' food purchases

A new study led by an NYU School of Medicine investigator and published in the February 15, 2011, Advance Online Publication, International Journal of Obesity, challenges the idea that calorie labeling has an effect on the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quick school cafeteria lines could lead to healthier food choices

Middle schools soon might add fast cafeteria lines to their menu of tools to help students eat healthier, according to Penn State researchers.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eating healthier means living longer

The leading causes of death have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. These illnesses may be affected by diet. In a study published in the January ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4