Why You Eat What You Eat - The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food

Informationen zum Autor Rachel Herz is a neuroscientist specializing in perception and emotion. She teaches at Brown University and Boston College, and is a professional consultant. The author of The Scent of Desire and That’s Disgusting , she lives in Rhode Island. Klappentext An exploration into the psychology of eating in today's unprecedented first world pantry of abundance, access and excess, Why You Eat What You Eat examines the sensory, psychological, neuroscientific and physiological factors that influence our eating habits. Rachel Herz uncovers the fascinating and surprising facts that affect food consumption: bringing reusable bags to the supermarket encourages us to buy more treats; our beliefs about food affect the number of calories we burn; TV alters how much we eat; and what we see and hear changes how food tastes. Herz reveals useful techniques for managing cravings, such as resisting repeated trips to the buffet table, and how aromas can be used to curb overeating. Why You Eat What You Eat mixes the social with the scientific to uncover how psychology, neurology and physiology shape our relationship with food and how food alters the relationships we have with ourselves and with one another. Zusammenfassung Food knowledge is power!

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Herz
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780393356601
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35660-1
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 208 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; COOKING / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Neurology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Cookery / food & drink etc, Neurosciences, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Cookery / food and drink / food writing