The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. Obesity epidemic: Is overeating more addictive than …
In ‘Eating Lab,’ psychologist spills secrets on why diets fail
Traci Mann runs a lab at the University of Minnesota and is a leading researcher on the psychology of eating and dieting. Her new book is Secrets from the Eating …
Research: Cultivated sweet potatoes were genetically modified (naturally)
Drum roll, please. According to research, the first genetically modified foods weren’t human creations. Scientists have discovered that sweet potatoes contain bacterial genes that were introduced by microbes. (The discovery …