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Mindless Eating

Why We Eat More Than We Think

by Brian Wansink, PhD
Marc Cashman
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In this illuminating and groundbreaking new book, food psychologist Brian Wansink shows why you may not realize how much you’re eating, what you’re eating–or why you’re even eating at all.
• Does food with a brand name really taste better?
• Do you hate brussels sprouts because your mother did?
• Does the size of your plate determine how hungry you feel?
• How much would you eat if your soup bowl secretly refilled itself?
• What does your favorite comfort food really say about you?
• Why do you overeat so much at healthy restaurants?
Brian Wansink is a Stanford Ph.D. and the director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab. He’s spent a lifetime studying what we don’t notice: the hidden cues that determine how much and why people eat. Using ingenious, fun, and sometimes downright fiendishly clever experiments like the “bottomless soup bowl,” Wansink takes us on a fascinating tour of the secret dynamics behind our dietary habits. How does packaging influence how much we eat? Which movies make us eat faster? How does music or the color of the room influence how much we eat? How can we recognize the “hidden persuaders” used by restaurants and supermarkets to get us to mindlessly eat? What are the real reasons most diets are doomed to fail? And how can we use the “mindless margin” to lose–instead of gain–ten to twenty pounds in the coming year?

Mindless Eating will change the way you look at food, and it will give you the facts you need to easily make smarter, healthier, more mindful and enjoyable choices at the dinner table, in the supermarket, in restaurants, at the office–even at a vending machine–wherever you decide to satisfy your appetite.

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    October 17, 2006

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      • ISBN: 9781415944288
      • File size: 184297 KB
      • Duration: 06:23:57

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Food psychologist Wansink explores the dynamics of eating cues--what prompts us to eat--and overeat. Wansink entertains with stories of food research while encouraging us to use "re-engineering strategies" that subtly transform eating habits--for example, decreasing plate size, repackaging bulk foods into smaller portions, and sharing super-sized meals. Narrator Marc Cashman has such a good time that listeners may forget it isn't his own research he's presenting. The book is full of interesting food facts and experiments that prove humans to be mindless about what, how much, and why we eat. Listening will help you make sense of all the diets you've tried and why they worked or failed. J.C.G. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      The two points in this exciting audio are that nearly undetectable differences in daily calories make a big weight difference over time and that many factors influence how much we want to eat in particular settings. Our ancient brains won't limit calories automatically--to inhibit overeating, we have to set up cues, such as the appearance of food or the shape of a plate or package. These cues work better than depending on unreliable feelings, such as a full stomach or tight clothes. Though this might sound tedious or mechanical, the author's excitement will inspire interest and confidence in spite of his less-than-ideal voice quality. Citing many fascinating studies, he offers great strategies for overcoming various patterns of overeating. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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