Psychology Today Food and Diet Center This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.

Sweet Help Around
You are away from home—at work or shopping. Then you realize you forgot your insulin. If home is far, this could be dangerous. And very sad too, considering that 10 percent of the people around you are likely to also be people with diabetes (PwDs). HelpAround, a new free app, helps you reach out to other PwDs around you, giving "social" a whole new meaning.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 22, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Talya Miron-Shatz, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Diet Health Resilience diabetes diabetic diabetics help for diabetics insulin social support Source Type: news

The Soy Story
One issue we are often asked about is soy. Many parents are concerned that soy may accelerate puberty because of its potential estrogenic effects.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 22, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Julianna Deardorff, PhD and Louise Greenspan, MD Tags: Child Development Diet Health Parenting puberty in girls soy Source Type: news

Childhood Obesity and the Brain
Overall, obesity is implicated in lower performance on cognitive control tasks. As students became more obese they tended to score higher on teacher-reported externalizing behavior problems, and lower on teacher ratings of self-control. The good news is that the consequences of inflammation due to body fat are likely to develop slowly and can be avoided.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 22, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Professor Gary L. Wenk, Ph. D. Tags: Child Development Diet Eating Disorders Health Source Type: news

5 Lies from the Diet Industry
Looking to lose weight in 2015? Not sure why your diet isn't working yet? Maybe you need to consider the lies the diet industry has been telling you.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 22, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Charlotte N. Markey, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health diet industry false advertising new year ' s resolutions weight weight loss Source Type: news

For Parents Who Worry About Eating Disordered Children
As parents, we want the best for our children. What we may not be aware of is how our own behavior and the things we say in front of our kids may make them more likely to experience disordered eating or actually develop an eating disorder. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 21, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Carolyn C. Ross, M.D., M.P.H. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders anorexia binge eating disorder bulimia dieting prevention of childhood obesity weight loss Source Type: news

There’s an App for That, Or Is There?
In recent years, the number of smart phone apps available to help people lose weight, get in shape, or improve their health has proliferated. These apps are often free and provide a plethora of information about calories, fat grams, carbohydrates, and how many steps you take in any given day. But, do they really work? read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Charlotte N. Markey, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Self-Help apps BMI dieting food Obesity weight loss Source Type: news

My Big Fat Surprise
I was eating fat and reading about fat. Not such a bad thing after allread more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 13, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health a book that ' s big and fat and good for you a fatty book good news about fat Source Type: news

Is Your Self Worth Up for Sale?
You could say that owning both diet food and junk food companies sounds like a conflict of interest. The success of one business may mean losses for another. But on the contrary, this is a successful and profitable business practice, with damaging effects for our self-esteem. The worse we feel, the more money they make. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 12, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alexis Conason, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Happiness Health Body image industry self-esteem Source Type: news

The Mediterranean Miracle
People who follow the Mediterranean meal plan tend to live longer and have a reduced risk of developing diabetes, cancer and obesity. If you resolved to eat more healthfully in 2015, this meal plan may be an easy way to keep your New Year’s Resolution. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 10, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Martina M. Cartwright, Ph.D., R.D. Tags: Diet Health Integrative Medicine best diet cancer diabetes dieting eating chocolate healthy eating heart disease mediterranean diet weigh managment weight loss Source Type: news

Shedding the Pounds Helps Prevent and Control Breast Cancer
“A wise man should consider that health is the greatest 
of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.” Hippocrates read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 10, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Lucy O'Donnell Tags: Diet Health Integrative Medicine Self-Help Source Type: news

New Year’s Evolutions for Personal Success
Have your New Year's Resolutions already fizzled out like week-old champagne? Don't be discouraged! Change your Resolutions into Evolutions for a successful new you in 2015.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 7, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Martina M. Cartwright, Ph.D., R.D. Tags: Diet Education Happiness Health change eating habits habit changes holiday eating new year ' s resolutions self image self-control weight loss Source Type: news

The Most Important Keys to a Healthy Diet
Incorporating these 8 simple steps into your daily eating regimen can help you achieve the health you are working towards. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 6, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Diet Eating Disorders Health Dr. Gregory Jantz Dr. Jantz eating healthy healthy diet healthy eating healthy eating habits New Years Resolutions the center Source Type: news

4 Tips to (Really) Achieve Your New Year’s Resolution
Do your New Year's resolutions sound familiar? Like maybe from last year...or the year before? Read on to learn about a handful of common psychological pitfalls that might be sabotaging our efforts and leaving us with the same goals each year.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 6, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nicole Avena, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Self-Help Source Type: news

Two Minutes a Day to Make Your Resolutions Stick
This year you'll make your resolutions stick. For real. Use these three simple and clever steps to make it happen.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Talya Miron-Shatz, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Happiness Health juvenule diabetes losing weight making decisions stick new year resolutions Type 1 diabetes willpower Source Type: news

The Truth About Overeating
The problem of overeating may be deeper than you realize.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jennifer Kromberg, PsyD Tags: Depression Diet Eating Disorders binge eating emotional overeating Gender differences; dieting; restraint; exercise; social support Source Type: news