Nutrition
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Most Popular American Movies Depict an Unhealthy Diet, Stanford Researchers find
Stanford News writes a story about a recent paper by Brad Turnwald, Isaac Handley-Miner, Natalie Samuels, Alia Crum, and colleagues. published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
November 23, 2020
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Increasing Vegetable Intake by Emphasizing Tasty and Enjoyable Attributes: A Randomized Controlled Multisite Intervention for Taste-Focused Labeling
Brad Turnwald, Maggie Perry, Alia Crum, and colleagues publish paper in Psychological Science testing a food-labeling intervention in university dining halls across the country.
October 02, 2019
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Stanford SPARQ Launches "Edgy Veggies" Toolkit
Stanford SPARQ, in collaboration with the Mind & Body Lab, has launched the "Edgy Veggies" Toolkit to help people apply the findings from MLB's research on diet and nutrition.
October 08, 2018
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New MBL paper "Association Between Indulgent Descriptions and Vegetable Consumption: Twisted Carrots and Dynamite Beets” published in JAMA Intern Med.
MBL found that labeling vegetables with indulgent descriptions increased their consumption by 25% compared to basic labels and by 41% compared to healthy restrictive labels.
August 01, 2017
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A Veggie by Any Other Name May Actually Get Eaten
Labeling food with indulgent words may make people feel more satisfied when eating, according to a recent study published by Brad Turnwald, Danielle Boles, and Alia Crum.
June 19, 2017
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New MBL paper “Reading between the menu lines: Are restaurants’ descriptions of healthy foods unappealing?” published in Health Psychology
MBL found that America’s top-selling chain restaurants use less enticing language to describe their healthiest foods compared to the rest of the food on their menu.
May 25, 2017
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Mind Over Milkshake: How Your Thoughts Fool Your Stomach
The classic metabolic model of calories in and calories out does not take account of the power of beliefs.
April 14, 2014
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Why 'Diet' Food Is So Unsatisfying
People feel satisfied sooner when consuming food that is 'indulgent'.
June 02, 2011
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On a diet? Try Mind over Milkshake
Merely thinking the food you've just eaten is high in calories might make you feel satiated.
June 01, 2011
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You Are What You (Think) You Eat
New research reveals why food labeled 'healthy' is unsatisfying.
May 23, 2011