Dealing With Our Eating Blind Spots

Deciding how we are going to eat is not a matter of free will. Our bodies and brains have their own agenda.

Deciding how we are going to eat is not a matter of free will. Our bodies and brains have their own agenda.

10 Science-Backed Tips for Healthier, More Mindful Eating

Research shows that what you eat can improve your well-being. But that doesn’t mean a new fad diet is the way to get those benefits.

Research shows that what you eat can improve your well-being. But that doesn’t mean a new fad diet is the way to get those benefits.

Counting Calories? Try “New Math” Instead

Calorie counting and negativity around numbers can spiral into disordered eating; considering a “New Math” approach can shift your perspective in a mindful, meaningful way.

Calorie counting and negativity around numbers can spiral into disordered eating; considering a “New Math” approach can shift your perspective in a mindful, meaningful way.

4 Ways Food Additives Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

Manufacturers have been using food additives for decades, and they may be contributing to the rise in chronic inflammation diseases. Here's how to fight back.

Manufacturers have been using food additives for decades, and they may be contributing to the rise in chronic inflammation diseases. Here's how to fight back.

A Korean Immigrant's Cure for Homesickness

A Personal Perspective: How taste and smell can help regulate emotions.

A Personal Perspective: How taste and smell can help regulate emotions.

Should You Try Medication to Lose Weight?

In addition to newly approved Wegovy and Zepbund, four older weight loss medications exist. How do they compare?

In addition to newly approved Wegovy and Zepbund, four older weight loss medications exist. How do they compare?

8 Tips for Managing Mood and Food Over the Winter Holidays

Winter doesn't have to automatically mean depression and weight gain. If you know which levers to pull, you could emerge this spring happier and healthier than ever.

Winter doesn't have to automatically mean depression and weight gain. If you know which levers to pull, you could emerge this spring happier and healthier than ever.

Why Is Emotional Eating Such a Problem for So Many?

Many sabotage their good intentions by indulging in emotional eating. A few simple solutions can help.

Many sabotage their good intentions by indulging in emotional eating. A few simple solutions can help.

Brain Tumors Masquerading as Eating Disorders

Binge eating, restrictive eating, and weight loss don't always indicate an eating disorder. In rare cases, these signs could indicate a brain tumor.

Binge eating, restrictive eating, and weight loss don't always indicate an eating disorder. In rare cases, these signs could indicate a brain tumor.

New Obesity Framework: Overcoming Stigma and Improving Care

The conceptualization of obesity as a disease or a risk factor is still highly controversial. We need a shared definition of the diagnosis of clinical obesity.

The conceptualization of obesity as a disease or a risk factor is still highly controversial. We need a shared definition of the diagnosis of clinical obesity.

Should You Try a New Drug to Lose Weight?

You could curb your appetite and lose weight without dieting, so what's not to love? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

You could curb your appetite and lose weight without dieting, so what's not to love? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

A Holistic Lifestyle Is the Key to a Meaningful Life

Go beyond the common concept of “diet” to live a more holistic lifestyle full of energy and meaning.

Go beyond the common concept of “diet” to live a more holistic lifestyle full of energy and meaning.

I Think Therefore I Eat: 5 Mindsets for Healthier Eating

Our thoughts have a powerful effect on our behavior, and these five mindsets can support healthier, more relaxed eating.

Our thoughts have a powerful effect on our behavior, and these five mindsets can support healthier, more relaxed eating.

Treating Binge Eating With Drugs Like Ozempic?

Studies show that Ozempic reduces binge eating in people with a high BMI. The safety/efficacy of Ozempic to treat binge eating in people of diverse weights, however, is unclear.

Studies show that Ozempic reduces binge eating in people with a high BMI. The safety/efficacy of Ozempic to treat binge eating in people of diverse weights, however, is unclear.

Vacation Eating 101

How does one not go crazy with eating during vacation? Try these tips.

How does one not go crazy with eating during vacation? Try these tips.

Will New Drugs Be a Game-Changer for Appetite Control?

Are the new drugs for diabetes the answer to permanent weight loss?

Are the new drugs for diabetes the answer to permanent weight loss?

Why People Lie on Couches During Therapy

Freud had a relatively psychologically uninteresting reason for the sofa, but research suggests that lying down influences psychological processes that may improve therapy.

Freud had a relatively psychologically uninteresting reason for the sofa, but research suggests that lying down influences psychological processes that may improve therapy.

Obesity and Mental Health: A Surprisingly Strong Connection

Physical and mental health are linked, and a new large-scale study of millions of people shows that obesity increases the risk for many mental-health disorders.

Physical and mental health are linked, and a new large-scale study of millions of people shows that obesity increases the risk for many mental-health disorders.

The Reason You May Not Feel Full After Eating

The reason you may not feel full could be your brain

The reason you may not feel full could be your brain

How Obesity Is Linked to Our Brain and Gut Activity

There is now a growing understanding that obesity has complex and persistent biological mechanisms.

There is now a growing understanding that obesity has complex and persistent biological mechanisms.

Can Dogs Fare Well on Plant-Based Diets?

Pets eat an estimated one-fourth of all meat in the U.S. For some vegetarians and vegans, this poses a dilemma. Is it safe to feed dogs a plant-based diet?

Pets eat an estimated one-fourth of all meat in the U.S. For some vegetarians and vegans, this poses a dilemma. Is it safe to feed dogs a plant-based diet?

Dementia Is Unfriendly Regardless of "Friendly" Words

A Personal Perspective: "Call me a fighter, not a carer."

A Personal Perspective: "Call me a fighter, not a carer."

How to Feed a Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Patient

A Personal Perspective: I began with such good intentions and fed my mother a diet packed with goodness. What she eats now is anathema to me.

A Personal Perspective: I began with such good intentions and fed my mother a diet packed with goodness. What she eats now is anathema to me.

The Reason Weight Gain is Different for Men and Women

Architectural differences in the brain help explain why men and women lose and gain weight in different ways.

Architectural differences in the brain help explain why men and women lose and gain weight in different ways.

What Is the Concept of 'Pound-Years'?

Both the amount of excess fat and its duration, especially from childhood, may be detrimental. What are 'pound-years?'

Both the amount of excess fat and its duration, especially from childhood, may be detrimental. What are 'pound-years?'

What You Can Tell About Someone by How They Eat

What a dinner date discloses about your dining companion.

What a dinner date discloses about your dining companion.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Eating Disorders

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can contribute to eating disorder development. Physicians, therefore, need to rethink recommending weight loss during PCOS treatment.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can contribute to eating disorder development. Physicians, therefore, need to rethink recommending weight loss during PCOS treatment.

Of Physical Activity, Fat, and Pharmaceuticals

Fashionable weight-loss drugs represent one more example of fast pharmacological remedies for behavioral problems driven by modern lifestyles.

Fashionable weight-loss drugs represent one more example of fast pharmacological remedies for behavioral problems driven by modern lifestyles.

Is Semaglutide a Miracle Weight-Loss Drug?

Semaglutide, a diabetes drug, has been called a weight-loss miracle. But will it work for everyone? And what are its side effects?

Semaglutide, a diabetes drug, has been called a weight-loss miracle. But will it work for everyone? And what are its side effects?

The Brain's Role in Losing Weight and Keeping It Off

We all know that losing weight is hard, but keeping it off is even harder. This may help explain why.

We all know that losing weight is hard, but keeping it off is even harder. This may help explain why.