Each month our editorial team sifts through hundreds of papers and curates notable findings—for practitioners and informed readers who want to stay current with the evidence. Subscribe to the monthly Research Digest for expert analysis and concise summaries of key papers.
The article says long-term health changes work best when they become a routine. Routines are repeated behaviors that take time to form and are different from habits that rely on a specific cue. Research and examples in the paper show routines help with things like sleep, family functioning, and keeping…
This paper is a systematic review of research on adults that looked at how eating disorders, body image, emotions, and self-esteem are linked. The authors searched three databases for papers from 2010–2024, screened 1,117 records, and included 6 studies, most of which had mostly female participants. The studies commonly found…
Food processing may be important to brain health in older adults independent of known risk factors and adherence to recommended dietary patterns.
This editorial reviews studies that look at how we measure diets to help manage weight and health. It says diet assessment must go beyond calories and include things like types of fats, gut effects, and emotional or mindful eating. The authors highlight specific study findings, limits of current tools, and…
