You might think how a food tastes drive you to eat, but research shows smell plays an important role too. Do people who are overweight perceive smells differently than thin people? This article discusses the role smell plays in the drive to eat. It also focuses on research suggesting some people may be more “aroma sensitive” and overeat as a result.
If you’re trying to lose weight, you need to create an energy deficit. One way to do that is to reduce the number of calories you take in each day or increase the number you burn off. Unfortunately, lowering your calorie intake consistently usually leads to a weight loss plateau. In response to this, some people turn to calorie cycling. What is calorie cycling and can it help you lose weight?
Chances are you’re eating more sugar than you think, especially if you’re buying packaged foods. Are you ready to cut back on sugar? Discover six benefits of cutting back on sugar in your diet and how to get them.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you craved healthy foods instead of ones high in fat or sugar? Find out why we crave unhealthy foods and how to retrain your brain to enjoy whole foods that aren’t high in sugar or fat.
We all have them from time to time – those insatiable food cravings for specific foods. You could crave something salty, sweet, or fatty. Or you could crave one specific food like chocolate. Assuming that they are not brought on by emotions, cravings could be trying to tell you that you have a nutritional deficiency. Here are some of the most common cravings and what to eat to satisfy them.
Snacking can be an ally when it comes to controlling your weight. On the other hand, too much of the wrong kind of nibbling can work against you. Here are five bad snack habits that can pack on the pounds and how to correct them.
Despite your best intentions, sometimes the temptation to eat something blatantly unhealthy strikes – at a time you’re trying to stay on the “straight and narrow.” Research now shows that something as simple as when you flex your muscles may help you muster the willpower you need to turn down a decadent dessert or thwart a food craving. Find out more.
Both men and women experience food cravings, but there are differences in the types of foods they crave and what brings on the cravings. Find out more about food cravings and gender differences as well as tips for keeping cravings under control
If you’re like most people, you have cravings for unhealthy foods, usually ones that are high in carbs like chips or cookies. Have you ever wondered what causes them? Are the biological or strictly psychological? Find out what the current thinking is on this and some simple ways to keep cravings at bay.
Worried about winter weight gain? Your fears may be well-founded. Research shows that appetite hormones that prevent overeating may not work as well during the winter months.
This article discusses food cravings in men and women, which sex has more and how the two sexes differ in the types of food they crave.
Oh, those carb cravings! That can make it difficult to lose weight and keep it off. Find out why you crave carbohydrates, and what you can do to eliminate those cravings.
