Tag: food

Study looks at ways to help picky eaters

From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: Families dealing with the stress and frustration of their child’s overly picky eating habits may have a new addition to their parental… Read more »

Study suggests bad break-ups may not trigger weight gain from emotional eating

From the Penn State press release: That pint of ice cream after a nasty breakup may not do as much damage as you think. Despite the emotional turmoil, people on… Read more »

Study suggests emphasizing flavour before nutrition encourages healthy eating

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Most people want to eat healthier, but efforts to encourage healthy eating by providing nutrition information have not drastically changed habits. A… Read more »

Study suggests variety is key to helping children form preferences for vegetables

From the Elsevier press release: Although food preferences are largely learned, dislike is the main reason parents stop offering or serving their children foods like vegetables. A new study in the Journal of… Read more »

Study finds junk food intake in children reduced by health education that addresses emotional issues

From the European Society of Cardiology press release: Teacher training followed by classroom education with information, activities, and emotional support improves lifestyles in teachers and students, according to research to… Read more »

Study suggests communicating benefits of healthy food helps improve children’s eating habits

From the Washington State University press release: Communicating food benefits to children that they can relate to may get them to eat healthier. That’s according to a study published today… Read more »