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Mindful Eating During the Holiday’s

The time of year is upon us when parties and potlucks are at an all-time high. I find myself going from one event to the next praying that I can make it through the event without overindulging. Have you ever started eating something and then realized it was all gone and you don’t remember eating […]

WRITTEN BY: Amanda Bohlen, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Washington County bohlen.19@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Pat Brinkman, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fayette County

SOURCES:

  • http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/HealthyEating/Nutrition/This-Holiday-Season-Eat-Mindful-Not-Mindless_UCM_447030_Article.jsp#.WFBOo2czW70
  • https://articles.extension.org/pages/32325/mindful-versus-mindless-eating
  • http://thecenterformindfuleating.org/Principles-Mindful-Eating

Mindful Eating

Do you eat while watching TV? Or in front of your computer? Or while working? Recent research has indicated that distracted eating can lead to increased calorie consumption. Several of these studies compared two groups of eaters – those who ate in front of the TV and those who didn’t. The basic findings were that […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter

REVIEWED BY: Michelle Treber

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://women.smokefree.gov/food-nutrition-nourish-your-body/7-tips-for-mindful-eating.aspx

SOURCES:

  • Harvard Medical School, Harvard Health Publications, LeWine. “Distracted Eating May Add to Weight Gain.” Retrieved 9-16-2013 from: http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/distracted-eating-may-add-to-weight-gain-201303296037
  • Daily Mail, Health Home, Innes. “Why eating in front of the TV makes you fat: You consume 25% more LATER in the day without realizing.” Retrieved 9-15-2013 from:
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2295303/Why-eating-TV-makes-fat-You-consume-25-LATER-day-realising.html#ixzz2ehZG1Mu8

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