Eat You'll Feel Better
Eat You'll Feel Better
Is hanger real? Can food affect a negotiation? Does who I'm eating with change the flavor of my meal? Food Journalist Mary Beth Albright presents decades of evidence showing that eating affects how you feel. She turns science into one practical action you can take this week to improve your mood through food--including focusing on what brings you pleasure. From the pages of The Washington Post and…Social links:
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Pleasure, Ozempic, and new research on ultra-processed foods
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The Feast Paradox
People who eat communally have better health outcomes and greater bonding with others around the table
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Are you a chewer or a smoosher?
Are you a chewer or a smoosher? Your tongue print can be as important to food enjoyment as what you eat.
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How food changes thoughts
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Hanger is Real
Hunger is an existential pain: it evolved alongside feelings of anger, probably to make sure we eat enough to survive.
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Gut Microbiome & Emotional Well-Being for Non-Scientists
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New Year, Same You
Forget about before and after photos--we are, at all times, in progress
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That doesn't LOOK like my burger: 2023's biggest food news
From AI-generated menu photos to Vegan Reese's to Italians defending meat (and, yes, to Ozempic), review 2023's food news in 20 minutes.
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Why holiday cookies taste better
Three science-backed reasons that December cookies have a nostalgic pull on our taste buds and brains
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The Hailey Bieber Smoothie: How names affect flavor
The Hailey Bieber Smoothie at Erewhon is flat-out delicious, a creamy and thick non-dairy milkshake. But how much deliciousness comes from the actual taste, vs. the Erewhon's gorgeous setting vs. Bieber's gorgeous face? A look at what science calls the transferred deliciousness of the elite and wea…
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