Eating

Eating is the main method by which we obtain nutrition to both nourish and maintain the overall health of the body. Those who also eat to take pleasure in the food itself are variously refered to as gourmets, sensualists, epicures, and foodies (or more negatively, gluttons).

Food blogs are good ways to get new ideas about interesting and healthy meals to cook. Some delicious examples of such blogs are What We're Eating, Gluten-Free Girl, Urban Vegan, and Nourish Me.

To lose weight or to manage a health condition like diabetes, many people follow a diet, a practice that demands organization and willpower. Sometimes people choose to control the amount and type of food they eat for religious reasons (i.e. Lent) or to make a political statement (i.e. a hunger strike). Anorexia and bulemia are two examples of psychological disorders whose symptoms include an unhealthy relationship with food. Competitive eating is a kind of contest that involves eating large amounts of food (usually a specific food like pasta or hotdogs), often with a set time limit.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Eating”

• Dieters Face Similar Problems as Drug Abusers

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 562
  Researchers have discovered irregular eating of foods rich in fat and sugar can cause changes in the brain comparable to those observed in drug dependence. According to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) scientists, their findings may explain how abstinence from these foods contributes to relapse eating ...
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• The post in which I realize my life revolves around cream donuts

  
  Yellaphant — Authority: 120
  Last weekend my marathon training reached its pinnacle. It was my last really long run before I start to taper, and at 20 miles, it was my longest. About eight miles into this run it dawned on me how out of my mind I must have been when I signed up for this marathon . Was I drunk? I couldnt remember, so I must have ...
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• …in which McNutt considers Owl City and our embrace of lesser substitutes

  
  McNutt Against the Music — Authority: 108
  I just finished reading Chuck Klosterman’s new book Eating the Dinosaur (I know, I know, I’m a gigantic cliché, so sue me). There’s a number of great essays on a number of subjects, including one that mashes together Werner Herzog, Weezer and Ralph Nader (it makes sense, really). One of my favourites, though, ...
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• Ask the Expert – Daughter Drinks Too Much Milk

  
  LittleStomaks — Authority: 418
  Ask The Expert is a weekly column on Littlestomaks.com. The idea is to have a reader-submitted question answered by a nutrition expert or a pediatrician. Feel free to submit your question in the comments section below. This week, Dr. Dina Rose offers a few handy tips on what to do if your child drinks too much ...
  7 hours ago

• Its True! We Really Do Crave Fatty Foods When Were Stressed

  
  FitSugar — Authority: 649
  If your chocolate cravings are any indication, you may have already suspected that high-fat foods are a womans go-to snack when stressed. Now theres evidence to confirm your suspicions - UCSF recently conducted a study to examine the relationship between eating habits and chronic stress . Researchers surveyed 600 ...
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• Canele V

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  The ice cream was divine, and the salted caramel drip by the side was literally the icing on the ice cream
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• The Prime Society @ Dempsey

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Our huge rump steak that we ordered for Uncle and Aunts wedding anniversary.
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• Dangerous Dick Low Throws His Hat In The Ring

  
  GoodMorningGloucester — Authority: 496
  Dangerous Dick Low- The First Contestant In The GMG Competitive Eating Series to have corporate sponsorship- backed by Gloucester’s George’s Coffee Shop for The Farm Bar and Grille Hot Wing Challenge. If you’re a fan of Dick, or George’s Coffee Shop come down to The Farm Bar and Grille Thursday night at 7:30 ...
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• Healthy Diet Tips : Foods to Avoid for Weight Loss

  
  Your Weight Loss Headquarters — Authority: 149
  Learn foods to avoid for weight loss in thisfree health video. Expert: Brenda Thompson Bio: Brenda Thompson is a registered dietician and professional chef with the Westlake Market HEB in Austin, Texas. Filmmaker: Drew Noah Spread the Word!
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• Eating Out In Tasmania: Jackman & McRoss

  
  Iron Chef Shellie — Authority: 124
  When I put the shout out for food recommendations of places to eat in Tasmania, Rachel from Beyond Beeton, and Zoe Skewes from Herald Sun Food both recommended this place.So after trawling through the Salamanca Markets 1.5 times (the 0.5th time was to go back and buy myself a hat), we walked up Kellys Steps to the ...
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• Why Are Mexican and American Food Different?

  
  MySweetLife.Net — Authority: 152
  Everyone knows that Mexican food is different and that Mexican food recipes are definitely not the same as American recipes. Unlike Canada, which has a culinary tradition which is quite similar to our own, America’s neighbor to the south has a radically different way of cooking, with many recipes and ingredients ...
  9 hours ago

• Holiday Twist on Spinach: Wilted Spinach with Garlic and Nutmeg

  
  Noshtopia — Authority: 116
    It never would have occurred to me to sprinkle Nutmeg on spinach, but I thought that could be interesting, so why not try it. Plus, were diving into holiday eating season, and nutmeg always reminds me of the holidays. And then I got goofy and thought, Spinach (strong) + Nutmeg (sweet) = Popeye + Olive Oyl ...
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• The Placenta Teddy Bear-Unusual Baby Shower Gift

  
  Rose DesRochers - World Outside my Window — Authority: 422
  When you’re stumped for things to blog about you can always blog about strange inventions.What ever happen to bronzing baby shoes? It’s 2009 and parents are eating placentas and turning placentas into one-of-a-kind teddy bears. I kid you not!How can you turn your placenta into a teddy bear?Toy designer Alex ...
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• Self Confidence, Body Image and Weight Loss - 5 Weight Loss Tips That Work

  
  Cheap Weight Loss, My Way — Authority: 139
  Why is it so hard to keep weight off once you have finished your diet? Find out how to overcome your compulsion to overeat by reprogramming the way you see yourself, your body image and boost your self confidence.More…Twitter Poster plugin : Pregnancy due date calculatorShare This!
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• Top 6 Diet Tips

  
  Cheap Weight Loss, My Way — Authority: 139
  The world is growing in an astronomical dimension; many people are looking for a shortcut to success in their quest for weight loss solutions. Weight loss program without any efforts sounds so attractive to many, despite the ready made professional approach to weight loss. A shortcut to a weight loss program like ...
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• Yo-yo dieting could activate brain’s stress system, lead to overeating

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing could be harmful for the brain and generate overeating, claims a new study.The Scripps Research Institute researchers said that constant switching between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food could activate the brain’s stress ...
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• Day 2. Meltdown Number 1.

  
  Take Up Your Bed and Walk — Authority: 119
  What?  You didn’t think I’d go 24 hours without a meltdown, did you?  WHAT FUN WOULD THAT BE?  But first, some other stuff.  I was blog-surfing (when I should have been working (unless there are work people reading this in which case I WAS WORKING LIKE A DOG ALL DAY because I am THE BEST EMPLOYEE EVER)) ...
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• Good Start to the Week

  
  John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog — Authority: 98
  After getting up the gumption to post my update yesterday I knew today was going to be an important day. Could I stick with the plan and remember that I am supposed to be on a diet? Or was I going to fall right back into the bad habits that have caused my weight to balloon back up over the last year? Well Im here ...
  15 hours ago

• HYC Update – Weekend Eating Extravaganza!

  
  Bella on The Beach — Authority: 421
  Wow,  a weekend! It just so happened that this weekend I had two dinners to attend.  I usually try to make sure that big dinners like this are more spread out, but sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way.  Good for the foodie in me; bad for the weight loss planner in me. Saturday night we had our annual ...
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• This man is filling donuts with duck liver mousse

  
  limeduck — Authority: 110
  Will Gilson of Garden at the Cellar fills spiced donuts with duck liver mousse at the Flavors of Fall benefit for Second Chances , held at Regattabar at the Charles Hotel . What have you done today that’s as awesome as that?  How about making a donation of clothes or cash to Second Chances , an ...
  16 hours ago

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