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A nutrient found in the dark meat of poultry may provide protection against coronary heart disease in women with high cholesterol, according to a study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center.
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Share a meal with someone and you are both likely to mimic each other's behavior and take bites at the same time rather than eating at your own pace.
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Humanizing a brand can influence consumer behavior in a healthy or unhealthy direction -- depending on how they envision the brand, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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Choosing the right size and color of your bowls and plates could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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Two new studies are providing additional insights into the role that eating rate plays in the amount of food one consumes. The studies found that men eat significantly faster than women, heavier people eat faster than slimmer people, and refined grains are consumed faster than whole grains, among other findings.
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In a first-of-its kind study, Harvard researchers have shown that cooked meat provides more energy than raw meat, a finding that suggests humans are biologically adapted to take advantage of the benefits of cooking, and that cooking played a key role in driving the evolution of man from an ape-like creature into one more closely resembling modern humans.
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Daytime sleepiness may affect inhibitory control in the brain when viewing tantalizing, high-calorie foods, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.
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 | A University of Rhode Island researcher has discovered 34 new beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup and confirmed that 20 compounds discovered last year in preliminary research play a key role in human health.
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