New Year’s resolutions typically fade so quickly that there is a ‘Quitter’s Day’ named after them, for the second Friday in January. But small actions and shifts in mindset can have much longer-lasting beneficial effects.
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Hara hachi bu is an eating practice followed by some of the world’s oldest people.
Thinking about food all day, feeling guilty when you eat, not knowing when you’re actually hungry: these could be signs you need to work on your relationship with food.
Mindful eating can help to reduce emotional eating and promotes the consumption of smaller portions and fewer calories.
Being a mindful eater is about ending your obsession with food and weight loss and listening to your body.
Chocolate is so much more than ‘junk food’ and should be respected as part of a healthy diet.
Many mindfulness studies on weight loss are flawed. Others only measure surrogate outcomes, such as snacking less.
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Professor of Psychology, City St George's, University of London
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Behavioural Nutrition, University of Nottingham
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Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Lecturer in Psychology, Dickinson College
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer, Dietetics, Cardiff Metropolitan University