Month: January 2022

Chewing to stay slim: How to savor your food better and dodge weight gain

Chewing well helps in digestion. Chewing is also known to help prevent obesity, possibly by increasing the thermic effect of food consumption. But the factors behind this heat-generating effect of chewing remain less explored. A new study has revealed that oral stimuli, which are linked with the duration of tasting liquid food in the mouth, […]

Published on January 12, 2022

Why we feel confident about decisions we make

A team of researchers has shown for the first time that decisions feel right to us if we have compared the options as attentively as possible — and if we are conscious of having done so. This requires a capacity for introspection. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on January 12, 2022