Happiness Is a Bagel Away

How food and nutrition impact our mood and behavior.
by Erinn Bucklan

Control Yourself!

Train your brain like a bicep. Read More

#Huh? Twitter Helps With Willpower

Let your fingers do the typing to lose those extra lbs. Read More

This is Your Brain on Fructose

Find out which sugars play havoc on the brain. Read More

3 Shortcuts to Better New Year's Resolutions

Nearly half of Americans make New Year's Resolutions. But 92% of them fail. Here's how to be the other 8%. Read More

Babies, Brains and Behavior

The new mother's mid-section may shrink during the first months of motherhood (thanks in part to the 600-calories-a-day she burns automatically from breast-feeding), but her mid-brain appears to be growing, according to a new study published in this month's issue of Behavioral Neuroscience. Read More

Birth and Body Weight

I've been thin.

And I've been fat.

Like a whopping 80 pounds overweight fat. Granted, it was not all due to overeating and exercise. Hormonal changes had undoubtedly a lot to do with my weight gain. You see, 11 months ago, I became pregnant and within weeks, I'd gained 10 lbs. And then another 10 lbs. and so on. Read More

Is Obesity a Psychiatric Disorder?

The preparation for the newest edition of the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) may be cloaked in secrecy, but at least one decision has been released to the public: obesity and overeating will not be added to the new DSM-5. Read More

Clean your cupboards to drop a dress size?

Could Spring Cleaning be the secret to successful weight loss? Is a little elbow grease the answer to the perfect diet plan? A new Cornell University study seems to suggest this relationship. Read More

What Type of Dieter Are You?

Could we stop blaming every failed diet on hunger, cravings or lack of willpower? According to one school of behavior, it is is cognitive distortions that stand in our way. Read More

Are fat people as healthy as thin?

It was a bad week for fruits and vegetables.

In a new study, published on April 6, 2010 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, European researchers found that a high intake of fresh produce had little effect on the rate of cancer in men and women. Read More

Why Losing Weight Is So Hard

First, the good news: The CDC found this year that the record high weight gain among Americans is finally tapering off. But don't delve into a pint of ice cream to celebrate just yet. The report also states that two-thirds of Americans are still overweight to obese.

Yup, we may not be gaining, but the battle to lose weight is as hard as ever. Read More

Erinn Bucklan

Erinn Bucklan is a New York City-based journalist who writes regularly about nutrition, diet, food behavior, and fitness.

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