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The ritual of eating chocolate is almost as important as the chocolate itself
The Telegraph: Fascinating recent research suggests that rituals associated with food and drink enhance the enjoyment of what is consumed. Writing in the journal Psychological Science, Kathleen Vohs of the University of Minnesota suggests that
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Food Rituals
BBC: Does performing rituals improve the taste of food? Claudia Hammond investigates. Listen to the whole story: BBC
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New Research: Rituals Make Us Value Things More
Harvard Business Review: Rituals in the workplace can reinforce the behaviors we want, create focus and a sense of belonging, and make change stick. I have gone on and on in the past about the
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Bad Eating Habits Start in the Womb
The New York Times: THE solution to one of America’s most vexing problems — our soaring rates of obesity and diet-related diseases — may have its roots in early childhood, and even in utero. Researchers
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Bra Sensors Could Monitor Overeating
Mashable: Recent studies show that up to half of the U.S. population complains that they eat more when they are stressed, a condition that has also led to high rates of obesity -– and often
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10 Things We’ve Learned About Taste
Smithsonian Magazine: Tomorrow, most Americans will say they are grateful for many things–except, chances are, they will forget an important one, taken for granted. I’m talking about our sense of taste, a faculty more nuanced
