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Why Sweet Words, and Tastes, Matter in Relationships
There's more to pet names than you might think: sweet words and love seem to be cognitively connected.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Theresa E. DiDonato, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Happiness Relationships Social Life Source Type: news

How “Sweet” Is Your Relationship?
There's more to pet names than you might think: sweet words and love seem to be cognitively connected.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Theresa E. DiDonato, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Happiness Relationships Social Life Source Type: news

A Recipe for the Holidays
With Thanksgiving just days away, you’ve probably thought about pulling out your favorite pumpkin pie recipe. You're not alone though if thoughts of holiday meals (and desserts!) concern you. However, the holidays can be festive without being fattening! Below are five tips to help you survive Thanksgiving through New Year’s while still wearing the same size pants.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Charlotte N. Markey, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health eating holidays indulgence weight gain Source Type: news

Raising Fit Kids
Set a positive tone when you set limits for kids.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Health Parenting Self-Help children Fitness healthy eating kids Source Type: news

Keep Your Kids Fit and Healthy
Set a positive tone when you set limits for kids.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Health Parenting Self-Help children Fitness healthy eating kids Source Type: news

Surviving Thanksgiving
What would life be like if we could eat stuffing everyday? Not just stuffing but candied yams, buttery mashed potatoes, pecan pie, and all of our other Thanksgiving favorites. Might this ironically help us feel more in control of our eating? read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alexis Conason, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Self-Help Holiday Eating (and Dieting) mindful eating Thanksgiving thanksgiving dinner Source Type: news

How To Survive the Holidays with Your Sanity (and Waistline)
Ahhh…. The holiday season is upon us. Time to relax, kick back, and enjoy ourselves. Only for many of us, the holidays represent more of a time to freak out, eat too much, and feel guilty, which makes the holidays not so enjoyable.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 23, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mary E. Pritchard, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Self-Help Stress holiday season holiday weight gain prioritize Source Type: news

Of Epidemic Proportions: The Primary Colors of Obesity
In recent weeks, our newspapers fill their pages with dire warnings about the possibility of an epidemic of Ebola literally infiltrating vast areas of the U.S. and the world. For many years now, researchers have used the same word “epidemic” to describe the expanding waistlines of our nation. Can we separate the hype from the reality? read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 23, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D. Tags: Diet Ethics and Morality Health Media Camus CDC ebola epidemic obesity maps The Plague Thucydides Source Type: news

Healthy Food For the Family
This post is for all those parents out there who want to provide healthy food options for your kids but are struggling to do so because you are busy or if your kids are like mine, they go through picky phases from time to time. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 21, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Clay Routledge, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Parenting Social Life Source Type: news

Emotional Well-Being and Cancer
Acknowledgement is key to emotional well-being for cancer patients. Please, please acknowledge the situation! You can do this in many different ways. By acknowledging, you are immediately removing the “elephant from the room” and it only takes a few seconds!read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 20, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Lucy O'Donnell Tags: Diet Health cancer acknowledgement Source Type: news

Don't Be Afraid!
Don’t let your fears weigh you down like a pair of lead boots. It doesn’t matter whether you fear the frustration of failure or the responsibility of success; you won't be in control until you stare it in the face.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 20, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Health Self-Help afraid change dieting fear obsession success weight control Source Type: news

Adolescent Girls and “Not-Quite" Eating Disorders
Do you encourage or freak out if your normal weight teen wants to diet? When it comes to the thin-line of adolescent girls' "not quite" eating disorders, parents face new challenges—even when childhood eating issues have been minimal or non-existent before.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 20, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Terese Weinstein Katz, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health adolescent eating teen eating disorders Source Type: news

Talking To Your Child About Their Weight
Childhood obesity is in the spotlight these days due to the fact that about one-third of children and teens are overweight or obese. However, when we put our focus on the number on the scale, it can lead to shame, embarrassment and blaming that only exacerbates the issue. There are many things parents can do to encourage and support their children and teens to be healthyread more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 19, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Carolyn C. Ross, M.D., M.P.H. Tags: Diet Parenting anorexia binge eating bulimia eating disorders prevention of childhood obesity teen obesity weight weight loss Source Type: news

Finding Meaning in a Meal
We hear a lot about how diet impacts physical health. I would like to propose that diet, and more generally how we think about and approach food, also impacts mental health and psychological well-being. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 19, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Clay Routledge, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Parenting Social Life cooking goals healthy eating mindfulness eating self-esteem well-being Source Type: news

The War in Your Brain Between Healthy and Unhealthy Habits
Many children learn unhealthy habits despite our best intentions. It helps to know how the brain builds habits. Our brain learns when something feels good, because that releases happy chemicals that connect neurons. We can teach our children that self-care feels good.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - November 19, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Loretta Graziano Breuning, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Parenting Self-Help Source Type: news