Want to be seen as more loving and a better cook? Serve vegetables to your kids

Do you want to be seen as a better cook and a more loving parent? It’s as easy as serving a vegetable at dinner, according to recent Cornell Food and Brand Lab research.

Accentuate the positive when it comes to nutrition education

If you want people to choose healthier foods, emphasize the positive, says a new Cornell University study.

Probiotic helps treat diabetes in rats, could lead to human remedy

Science may be one step closer to treating diabetes with a human probiotic pill, according to new Cornell University research.

Each dollar spent on kids’ nutrition can yield more than $100 later

There are strong economic incentives for governments to invest in early childhood nutrition, reports a new paper from the University of Waterloo and Cornell University.

Can coffee protect our eyesight?

Researchers from Cornell University have found that coffee and a compound it contains – chlorogenic acid – may protect against damage to the eye’s retina.

Psychology used in cereal box retailing

In a study of 65 cereals in 10 different grocery stores, Cornell researchers found that cereals marketed to kids are placed half as high on supermarket shelves as adult cereals – the average height for children’s cereal boxes is 23 inches verses 48 inches for adult cereal.

Parents approve of nutrition report cards

Parents receiving academic report cards throughout the school year is commonplace, but a new Cornell University study shows that for healthier nutrition, parents should opt to receive a nutrition report card, too.”This pilot study underscores that a nutrition report card is feasible and efficient…

Mining The Wealth Of The World’s Seed Banks Today Essential For Feeding The Future

With fewer than a dozen flowering plants out of 300,000 species accounting for 80 percent of humanity’s caloric intake, people need to tap unused plants to feed the world in the near future, claims Cornell University plant geneticist Susan McCouch in the Comment feature of the recent issue of Nature…

Smaller Portions Work As Well As Larger Portions In Delaying Hunger And Craving

How much chocolate would you need to eat to be satisfied? Less than half as much as you think, according to this recently published Cornell University snacking study…

Does Food Marketing Need To Make Us Fat? A Review And Solutions

Food marketers are masters at getting people to crave and consume the foods that they promote. In this study authors Dr.

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