Let’s face it. Very few people in our society use food strictly as fuel for their daily activities. We eat for flavors. We eat for entertainment. We eat to alleviate boredom, fatigue, excitement or heartache. We eat to be part of a social event. We eat because advertisers spend millions of dollars seducing us into equating [...]

An article recently published on BBC News discussed studies completed by the British Nutrition Foundation, which suggested that foods high in water help us to continue feeling full for longer. The theory suggests that when water or liquid is a key component of a meal, such as in dishes like soups, stews and rice, the [...]

An important step towards starting to get control over your eating habits, food intake and weight loss is being able to differentiate between having cravings and experiencing hunger. When your body needs nutrients to keep going and for energy you experience hunger. You will typically experience some sort of physical cue as a signal that [...]