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Wansink cites scientific research, but that then makes it understable through the use of simple lists and anecdotes. I only ever buy books on recommendation and am often put off buying books from their titleback cover alone i often find myself thinking ive heard this before or this isnt new but this book seemed different. I create simple tools to help people eat better effortlessly at home, at work, when eating out, and at the grocery store. He studies the psychology of eating, and has spent his career trying to understand the hidden cues that determine what. Mindless eating solutions for everyday life, food psychologist and director of the cornell university food and brand lab brian wansink says you dont need. But just as theyve evolved to make us overeat, we can easily redesign them to make us slim, according to brian wansink, the john dyson professor of consumer behavior at cornell and head of cornells food and brand lab. Mindless eating solutions for the holiday brian wansink.
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