Food Psychology

In October 1993, a tiny start-up called the Food Network debuted to little notice. Twenty years later, it is in 100 million homes, approaches a billion dollars a year in revenue, and features a galaxy of stars whose faces and names are as familiar to us as our own family's. But what we don't know about them, and the people behind them, could fill a book.

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Women of all ages struggle with disordered eating, preoccupation with food, and body anxiety. Journalist Cole Kazdin was one such woman, and she set out to see if the impossibility of her own full recovery from an eating disorder was all in her head. Interviewing women across the country as well as the world’s most renowned researchers, she discovered that most people with eating disorders never receive treatment—the fact that she did made her one of the lucky ones.

Las emociones juegan un papel fundamental en las elecciones alimentarias. Cuando la comida se convierte en la única herramienta de gestión emocional, lejos de ayudarnos a resolver el problema, nos genera otro adicional. A través de un abordaje interdisciplinar desde la psiconutrición se pueden resolver estas dificultades de forma integral, trabajando no solo la cuestión dietética sino también la psicológica. De este modo, la persona puede llegar a diferenciar las causas que le llevan a comer, conocer el impacto del estrés en lo que come, y más.

Tracing culinary customs from the Stone Age to the stovetop range, from the raw to the nuked, this book elucidates the factors and myths shaping Americans' eating habits. The diversity of food habits and rituals is considered from a psychological perspective. Explored are questions such as 'Why does the working class prefer sweet drinks over bitter?', 'Why do the affluent tend to roast their potatoes?', and 'What is so comforting about macaroni and cheese anyway?'

Diet pills, infomercials, meal plans, ab crunchers...with over $50 BILLION invested annually on weight loss, why are American's fatter and unhealthier than any time in history? "What's Eating...YOU?" uncovers the deep seated, REAL reason diet and exercise programs are doomed to fail you unless you become aware, acknowledge and change the psychological reasons you eat food. Aside from nutrition, people eat a variety and quantity of food because of past emotional conflicts in their life. "What's Eating....YOU?" not only reveals the facts of this unspoken foundation of our inability to lose ...

DO NOT DESPAIR. You are not alone in your plight to lose weight. It is truly one of the most difficult things to accomplish. But these stories, written by a certified nutrition counsellor, personal trainer, and lifestyle coach, will help you figure out what is holding you back. Learn to examine your actions, despite your best intentions.

Tasty explains the scientific research taking place on multiple fronts: how genes shape our tastes, how the mind assembles flavors from the five senses and signals from the body's metabolic systems, why something disgusts one person and delights another, and what today's obsessions with extreme tastes tell us about the brain.

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Have you ever stood in front of an empty cookie package, stunned and wondering, "How did I get here again?" Or perhaps you've sworn off certain foods, only to secretly binge on them later, filled with guilt and shame. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone — and there's nothing wrong with you. In The Binge Eating Breakthrough, Jane Pilger offers a refreshing, compassionate, and radically different approach to overcoming binge eating — one that doesn't rely on willpower, restrictive diets, or constant self-control.

Well-Nourished shows how to develop a mindful relationship to food and craft a well-nourished life with step-by-step examples, tools, and mindful practices that can be individualized to your unique needs.

Clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist Dr Anna Colton guides you through a judgement- and shame-free journey from pregnancy to a child's adolescence with accessible scientific and psychological understandings. She shows you how you've formed your relationship with food and gives you the practical, evidence-based tools to instill a positive relationship with eating in your children.

A very informative article, about why you think your hungry, your personal history with food, and how you can rearrange your habits and patterns, first with recognition and acknowledgement.

Why do we consume 35 percent more food when eating with one other person, and 75 percent more when dining with three? How do we explain the fact that people who like strong coffee drink more of it under bright lighting? And why does green ketchup just not work? The answer is gastrophysics, the new area of sensory science pioneered by Oxford professor Charles Spence.

Somehow you find shopping almost addictive and can't help yourself but then, your great purchases soon mount up and you find you have spent quite a bit of money? What are the signs of overspending? What types of buyers exist, do you know? This audiobook makes a great gift and can be listened to from any section or sequentially. These days, the focus is completely on consumerism, and this can make it hard for those who simply like to browse and buy. This audiobook will provide proven insights into shopaholic spending sprees and how to stop, get out of debt, and save money.

Food writer and Culinary Institute of America director Sophie Egan takes listeners on an eye-opening journey through the American food psyche, examining the connections between the values that define our national character - work, freedom, and progress - and our eating habits, the good and the bad. Egan explores why these values make for such an unstable and often unhealthy food culture and, paradoxically, why they also make America's cuisine so great.

Determinado a satisfacer las necesidades de todos, el libro ayudará a sus lectores a reconocer si son comedores emocionales o adictos a la comida, les ayudará a descubrir por qué lo hacen, resaltará los efectos de esto en su salud, explique los impactos de esto en su vida social y guíelos sobre cómo superar los impulsos con la mentalidad y el nivel de control correctos.

We all slip into some form of subtle addiction from time to time. It’s only human to desire comfort. But what happens when we start abusing our body to derive pleasure? Recent studies have shown that 1 in every 20 adults is a victim of food addiction. Perhaps you’ve tried a few fasting or dieting methods yourself. But most of them are hard to sustain and make you slip back and feel guilty. It’s time to put an end to this vicious cycle. This edition of the audiobook brought to you by the Self-Help-Guide, includes the best of various programs, distilled into one carefully-designed plan.

Do you struggle with your relationship with food? Are you tired of chasing diets and feeling like a failure? Emotional eating (stress eating, binge eating) can feel like a never-ending cycle of guilt and shame. You turn to food for comfort or stress relief, but the relief is only temporary, and the weight gain and health consequences can be long-lasting.

Dive into a sumptuous journey of awareness with "Mindful Morsels," an enlightening eBook crafted to transform the way you think about, choose, and savor each bite. This comprehensive guide doesn't just stop at educating you about the principles of mindful eating—it serves as a feast for your consciousness, guiding you through an intimate exploration of the deeper connection between mindfulness, food, and wellbeing. Embark on a thought-provoking expedition from the very origins of the ingredients on your plate—a vivid exploration of the path from farm to fork, that sheds light on the ...