CHICAGO — Twenty-eight percent of the consumers surveyed for the 2024 Food and Health Survey from the International Food Information Council, Washington, identified maintaining such “brain function” ...

Our brains quickly assess food, noting taste, health, and familiarity all at once. A study in 'Appetite' reveals this ...

Millions of Americans battle chronic anxiety — but new research claiming a missing brain nutrient may be partly to blame is already drawing skepticism from experts who say the findings are far from ...

Author Michael Easter uncovers a three-part behavior loop in his new book. When it comes to cravings, be it food or fashion, one author dove in head first to better understand how human behaviors are ...

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Sugar substitutes are readily available in restaurants throughout the country — but they may be confusing the brain and make people "feel" hungrier than they really are, a new study suggests.

You know that moment. You’ve just eaten a perfectly satisfying meal, sworn off junk food for the millionth time, and then BAM—suddenly you’re daydreaming about chocolate cake or plotting a midnight ...

Memory is essential for identity, confidence and independence; yet memory loss is far more common than we realize. Mild cognitive impairment affects roughly one in five older adults. At the same time, ...

In our quest for optimal health, we often focus on our heart, muscles, and waistline. But the brain, the command center of our body and mind, deserves equal attention. What we eat plays a profound ...