A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 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. Findings indicate that individuals are more likely to have meals while sitting at the computer than at the kitchen table, and that they use social media as the main avenue to obtain ...

For obese seniors, dieting and exercise together are more effective at improving physical performance and reducing frailty than either alone. The research, by a team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is reported March 31 in The New England Journal of Medicine. Older adults who are obese face severe health risks, including high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes, which can be ...

A new scientific study positions walnuts in the number 1 slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature’s most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts. In a report here today at the 241st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, scientists presented an analysis showing that walnuts have a combination of more healthful antioxidants and higher q ...

A study of Yup’ik Eskimos in Alaska, who on average consume 20 times more omega-3 fats from fish than people in the lower 48 states, suggests that a high intake of these fats helps prevent obesity-related chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease. The study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and conducted in collaboration with the Center for Alaska Native Health Researc ...

Do people overeat because they experience less reward from eating or because they experience more reward from eating? In the March 23, 2011 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience Oregon Research Institute (ORI) senior scientist Eric Stice, Ph.D. and colleagues, including Dana Small, Ph.D. from the J.B. Pierce Laboratory in New Haven Connecticut, provide possible answers to the chicken or egg dilemma of overea ...

If given the choice between eating a hot dog or enjoying some rotisserie chicken, consider the hot dog. That is because hot dogs, as well as pepperoni and deli meats, are relatively free of carcinogenic compounds, according to Kansas State University research. But it is a not-so-happy ending for bacon and rotisserie chicken - especially chicken skin - because both have higher levels of cancerous material. T ...

Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf - they may be bad for your arteries, but according to an upcoming study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, they are good for your heart and emotions. The study focuses on "comfort food" and how it makes people feel. ...

People who make an effort to exert self-control are attracted to aggressive art and public policy appeals, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. They also do not appreciate messages that nag them to control their behavior. ...

Of all the non-starchy vegetables, Americans eat more tomatoes and tomato products than any others. Eating more tomatoes and tomato products can make people healthier and decrease the risk of conditions such as cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease, according to a review article the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, (published by SAGE). The original full-text study is available for free for ...

The active ingredient in cannabis can improve the appetites and sense of taste in patients with cancer according to a new study published online in the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology [1]. Loss of appetite is common among patients with cancer [2] either because the cancer itself or its treatment affects the sense of taste and smell which leads to decreased enjoyment of food. This, in turn, can lead to we ...