Why Measuring What People Eat Is Harder Than It Looks
Scientists who study how food affects our health face a big challenge: figuring out exactly what people actually eat. This editorial discusses the second …
Read Moreeating habits
All content tagged with "eating habits"
Skipping Breakfast and Irregular Eating May Affect Your Mood
A new study looked at how eating at different times each day and skipping breakfast might be connected to feeling sad or depressed. Researchers found that …
Read MoreWhy Wanting to Change Your Diet Doesn't Always Lead to Weight Loss
Researchers studied 400 adults to understand how motivated people are to change their eating habits and whether that motivation actually helps them lose …
Read MoreWhy College Students Order What They Order Online
Researchers wanted to understand what influences college students when they use food delivery apps like DoorDash or Uber Eats. They surveyed students about …
Read MoreHow Changing Your Food Habits Helps You Lose Weight
Researchers studied a program called Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities that taught women in rural areas about eating better and exercising more. Over 6 …
Read MoreYoung Gymnasts May Not Be Eating Enough for Their Sport
Researchers studied 56 young female rhythmic gymnasts in Spain to understand what they eat and how it affects their bodies. They found that the gymnasts, …
Read MoreWhat Is Behavioral Nutrition and Why Does It Matter?
For the past 20 years, scientists have been studying how our behaviors and habits affect what we eat and our overall health. This article looks back at how the …
Read MoreCan Learning About Food Help Stop Eating When You're Sad?
Researchers wanted to know if teaching people about nutrition and emotions could help them stop eating too much when they feel bad. They worked with 95 people …
Read MoreWhy People With Severe Obesity Eat Differently Than Others
Researchers studied 1,366 adults at an obesity clinic in Italy to understand how eating habits and exercise change as weight increases. They found that people …
Read MoreSkipping Breakfast and Late-Night Eating Linked to Heart Health Problems
Researchers followed over 30,000 Chinese adults for several years to understand how eating habits affect cholesterol and fat levels in the blood. They found …
Read MoreWhy Some People Can't Stop Eating Junk Food: What Science Is Learning
Scientists are starting to agree that ultra-processed foods—like chips, sugary drinks, and fast food—might actually be addictive in a way similar to drugs. …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Changes Your Brain: New Research Explains How
Scientists reviewed 21 studies to understand how the food we eat affects our brains. They found that eating healthy foods like fish and Mediterranean-style …
Read MoreWhat People With Huntington's Disease Eat and When They Eat It
Researchers surveyed 116 people with or at risk for Huntington's disease to understand their eating habits. They found that many people in this community …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Matters: How Diet Affects Weight and Health
Researchers in Inner Mongolia studied how different eating patterns affect people's weight and overall health. They found that eating more plant-based foods …
Read MoreWhy Too Much Screen Time Leads to Unhealthy Eating in Teens
Researchers studied 400 Turkish high school students to understand how spending too much time on phones and computers affects their eating habits and exercise. …
Read MoreWhat Your Kid Eats Early On Affects Their Health for Years
Researchers looked at 14 long-term studies tracking what children ate from infancy through adulthood to see how eating habits affect health later in life. They …
Read MoreWhat Teen Girls Eat and Eating Disorders: A New Study
Researchers in India studied how the food choices and eating habits of teenage girls connect to eating disorders—serious conditions where people develop …
Read MoreWhy Shift Workers Eat Less Healthy Foods Than Regular Workers
Researchers in South Korea compared the eating habits of 392 male workers—some who work regular daytime hours and others who work shifts at different times. …
Read MoreMost Koreans Don't Eat Enough Iron and Eat Too Much Salt
Researchers looked at what Korean adults actually eat by studying food diaries from over 20,000 people. They discovered that most Koreans get too much salt and …
Read MoreNew Online Food Tracker Helps People Before Weight Loss Surgery
Researchers tested a new online tool that helps people with severe obesity track what they eat over 24 hours before having weight loss surgery. The tool is …
Read MoreWhy Kids in Mediterranean Countries Eat Too Much Junk Food
Researchers surveyed over 2,000 parents in five Mediterranean countries to understand why children and teenagers eat so much unhealthy ultra-processed …
Read MoreWhat People in Kazakhstan Actually Eat and Why It Matters
Researchers in Aktobe, Kazakhstan studied what 460 adults eat and discovered that money, age, and gender shape food choices more than we might think. They …
Read MoreYour Friends' Eating Habits May Shape What You Eat
Researchers looked at 11 studies to understand how friends influence what young teenagers eat. They found that when your friends eat unhealthy foods like …
Read MoreHow Eating With Friends Changes What You Eat
Researchers studied 26 people eating together and alone to understand how friends influence each other's food choices. They found that when people eat with …
Read MoreWhy College Students Are Gaining Fat Without Gaining Weight
Researchers studied nearly 1,000 college students in China to understand why some students look thin but actually have too much body fat and not enough muscle. …
Read MoreWhy Weight Loss Surgery Patients Keep Snacking Even When Not Hungry
After weight loss surgery, some patients develop a habit called "grazing"—eating small amounts throughout the day even when they're not physically hungry. …
Read MoreCan Your Phone Help You Crave Junk Food Less?
Researchers tested whether a simple phone game could help people reduce cravings for unhealthy foods they wanted to eat less of. Over two weeks, 156 people …
Read MoreBoys and Girls Eat Differently: What a School Health Program Found
Researchers studied how 1,037 Italian students aged 8-14 eat and exercise, and whether a school nutrition program called MaestraNatura could help them make …
Read MoreHow Korean Diets Have Changed Over 15 Years
Researchers looked at what Korean adults ate between 2007 and 2022 using data from a large national health survey. This study tracked how eating habits shifted …
Read MoreUnderstanding Health Knowledge Helps You Eat Better
A new study of over 2,300 Chinese adults discovered that people who understand health information better tend to eat more healthily. The research found two …
Read MoreHealthy Eating and Tooth Health May Help Stop Binge Eating
Researchers studied over 1,000 adults to understand how three things connect: eating a Mediterranean diet (lots of vegetables, fish, and olive oil), binge …
Read MoreNew Program Helps People Stop Prediabetes Before It Starts
Researchers created a new eating program designed specifically for people with prediabetes—a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not …
Read MoreWhat's in Your Kitchen Shapes Your Eating Habits
Researchers studied 148 caregivers to understand how the foods available at home influence eating habits. They found that when fruits and vegetables are …
Read MoreStudents with Poor Diets More Likely to Take Supplements, Study Finds
A new study of 459 Chinese university students found that those with the poorest eating habits were most likely to take dietary supplements. Students who ate …
Read MoreYour Body Shape May Reveal Your Eating Habits, Study Shows
Researchers studied nearly 16,000 Korean adults to see how body composition relates to eating patterns. They found that people with different combinations of …
Read More