So often it seems that no matter what weight loss programs people enroll themselves in, the vast majority eventually sabotage themselves with emotional eating and regain their weight, or even gain more. I believe the central problem is that these programs offer people canned strategies, and in some

Imagine you are alone on a desert island for one year and you can have water and one other food. Pick what food you think would be best for your health (never mind what food you would like).   Corn Alfalfa sprouts Hot dogs Spinach Peaches Bananas Milk chocolate   Paul Rozin, a psychology professor

With 90 percent of collegiate women and 80 percent of collegiate men not liking what they see when they look in the mirror, you can probably imagine that I get asked the question: "How can I improve mybody image?" on a fairly frequent basis. I do teach the Psychology of Eating, after all, and body

I wish delicious foods weren't automatically classed as “decadent,” “sinful,” “indulgent,” a “guilty pleasure” or even (generally in the context of chocolate) as “death-by [insert killer food name here].” It’s as though a secret guild of puritanical spoil-sports had vowed to ruin Thanksgiving,

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss, persistent interference with weight gain, and body image disturbance.  Anorexia can lead to severe medical complications, is difficult to treat, and a high percentage of patients eventually die by suicide (Selby, Bulik,