That bag of chips calling your name from the pantry. The drive-through line you justify as a “one-time thing.” The candy bar that somehow ends up in your hand at the checkout counter. Junk food is ...

If your New Year’s resolution is to eat healthier, you should be taking control of your food—in the literal sense. A new study finds that if you serve yourself, you eat smaller portions of junk food ...

When I'm stressed, for some reason, I crave junk food.Of course, part of it is because it tastes good. But there is a feeling that cannot be explained by that alone.I know I should really be eating ...

I should eat things that are good for my body.I know that without being told.Eat vegetables, consider nutritional balance, ...

Nutrition science is a complicated, ever-changing animal. Some experts believe fat is the enemy, while others suggest eating more of it. The same is true for carbs, alcohol, and caffeine. It’s hard to ...

Before I had kids, I worked in The Children’s Eating Lab at Penn State University. As a young, idealistic, somewhat naïve graduate student, I developed all sorts of ideas about how I would feed my ...