Motivation is funny. For one thing, it always seems to leave right in the middle of a good weight-loss program. You were doing so well. Then one day, you lost your motivation and you just didn’t feel like working on it anymore. Soon you start noticing your tighter pants or shortness of breath, and you desperately want to get back to your diet.

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“I eat because I’m ravenously hungry.” “I eat because I’m bored, or lonely, or married or single.” “I eat because I pass a donut shop, or because I had too much to drink, or was at a party, or because my mother cooked and I didn’t want to disappoint her, or because I want to eat as much as my husband can, or I don’t want to deprive myself, or I’m depressed.”

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Don’t we all wish we could find some foods that would make us smarter? Unfortunately, we’re not there yet, but there are some things we are learning about the food/brain connection.

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Followers of low-carb diets such as the Atkins or the South Beach Diet may be paying an unexpected price: they could be slowing down the rate at which their brains process information.

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In the fight against America’s obesity epidemic, cities and states are taking a new tactic: Requiring chain restaurants to post nutrition information on their menus and menu boards.

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