Every now and then, I venture out to go shopping at mainstream chain clothing stores. Although I find it onerous, there are certain things I can't get at thrift stores. For example, I can never find nice jeans.The last time I set foot in these stores was about two years ago. It was tough to find pants my size at that time-- many stores simply didn't sell pants with a 30 inch waist. This year, it was even harder, since some of the stores that formerly carried 30W pants no longer did. I managed to...
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Friday, 9 December 2011
60 Minutes Report on the Flavorist Industry
Posted by Admin in: Food reward overweight superstimuli
A reader sent me a link to a recent CBS documentary titled "Tweaking Tastes and Creating Cravings", reported by Morley Safer.Safer describes the "flavorist" industry, entirely dedicated to crafting irresistible odors for the purpose of selling processed and restaurant food. They focused on the company Givaudin. Dr. David Kessler, author of The End of Overeating, makes an appearance near the end.Here are a few notable quotes:Read more...
Friday, 2 December 2011
New Review Papers on Food Reward
Posted by Admin in: Food reward overweight
As research on the role of reward/palatability in obesity continues to accelerate, interesting new papers are appearing weekly. Here is a roundup of review papers I've encountered in the last three months. These range from somewhat technical to very technical, but I think they should be mostly accessible to people with a background in the biological sciences. Food and Drug Reward: Overlapping Circuits in Human Obesity and Addiction Written by Dr. Nora D. Volkow and colleagues. This paper describes the...
