The Unbearable Daintiness of Women Who Eat With Men
Women eat in a manner more consistent with normative femininity when in the presence of a male versus a female companion.
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How Americans’ Views of McDonald’s Changed Over the Years
Researchers have long documented problems with McDonald's, but it wasn't until they began showing how the restaurants aimed at children and made people overweight that the American public paid attention.
When Are You Eating Your Meals?
Research shows that when you eat can be as important as what you eat.
Maybe You’ve Been Tricked Into Liking Strawberries So Much
The incredible rise of the strawberry highlights the power of massive marketing campaigns.
With TV Cooking Shows, Watch, but Don’t Imitate
Women who got menu ideas from such programs had a higher BMI than those who did not.
Can We Blame Obesity on Mom and Dad? Consult the Dog
New research looks at intriguing parallels between human parenting styles and styles of pet ownership.
Even in Sports, You Are What You Eat
To cheer for a team, or a sport, is to become part of a larger social phenomenon. Food is another—important—part of that shared identity.
Childhood Exposure to Good Food Inspires Healthy Eating Later in Life
A study finds college kids like foods they were served as children—even if they hated them at the time.
How the Other ‘We’ Eats
Depending on your socioeconomic situation, you might think 2014 was the year of kale and the at-home amateur chef, but the only trend that the majority of us actually followed en masse was an unfortunate continuation of the standard American diet.