Obesity is a major influence on the development and course of cardiovascular diseases and
affects physical and social functioning and quality of life. The importance of effective …

Despite the importance of cooking in American life and evidence suggesting that meals
cooked at home are healthier, little is known about perceptions of what it means to cook in …

Sustainability issues pose an important challenge to contemporary dietary patterns.
Scientists more and more emphasize the importance of consumers shifting their dietary …

Consumption of spicy foods containing capsaicin, the major pungent principle in hot
peppers, reportedly promotes negative energy balance. However, many individuals abstain …

Nutrition labels on food packages are among the most prominent and far-reaching policy
measures related to diet and have the capacity to promote healthy eating. Unfortunately …

Individual dietary choices are primarily influenced by such considerations as taste, cost,
convenience and nutritional value of foods. The current obesity epidemic has been linked to …

Consumption of biologically active amounts of omega-3 fatty acids is linked to improved
human health, which has partly been attributed to their important role in brain development …

Research on overeating assumes that pleasure must be sacrificed for the sake of good
health. Contrary to this view, the authors show that focusing on sensory pleasure can make …

Background Food pricing strategies have been proposed to encourage healthy eating
habits, which may in turn help stem global increases in non-communicable diseases. This …

A significant “male oriented” bias in science is a matter of fact (Marino et al., 2011), even
though the number of women majoring in science has increased dramatically (Yokoo, 1996) …