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

Rachel Herz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393243311 ISBN 13: 9780393243314

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2018

Synopsis

"In this factual feast, neuroscientist Rachel Herz probes humanity's fiendishly complex relationship with food from the inside out." Nature

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.

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About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

Food knowledge is power!

Edition details

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0393243311
• ISBN 13: 9780393243314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368