What are the best ways to stop overeating?

Overeating can lead to obesity and other health problems over time. However, people can take simple steps to control their appetite and eat more healthfully. These steps include eating slowly, checking portion sizes, and reducing stress

How to eat healthfully: Double your portion size

People tend to eat more when they are given a larger portion of unhealthful food. A new study asks whether the same rule applies for healthful snacks.

This gene ups sugar intake but lowers body fat

One gene variant makes us eat more sugary foods but causes our overall body fat levels to be lower. Is this really as good for our health as it sounds?

How to enjoy eating alone: Look in a mirror

When we eat with others, food tastes better and we tend to eat more of it. Perhaps strangely, the same phenomenon occurs if we eat next to a mirror.

Neighbourhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity

People who live or work near to a greater number of takeaway outlets are more likely to eat more takeaway food and to be overweight, but new research indicates that neighbourhoods that are…

Should portion size be regulated?

There is strong evidence that people eat more if portions are larger. To defeat obesity, researchers suggest regulatory measures to reduce portion sizes.

Delivery of produce baskets to workplace increases employee fruit, vegetable access

Could delivery of fresh produce to the workplace help people eat more fruits and vegetables?

Could longer school lunch periods encourage healthy eating?

Giving students more time to eat their lunch, new research suggests, may allow them to eat more of their meal and encourage healthier food choices.

Eating on the move may trigger weight gain in dieters

Researchers found that dieters who ate a cereal bar while walking went on to eat more food afterwards compared with other study participants.

The larger your friends the larger your appetite: the fat suit study

Have you ever ordered more food at a restaurant than you intended? There are elements of dining rooms that actually prime you to eat more food.

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