Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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1 paper

Mindful eating and food intake: Effects and mechanisms of action.

Lana Seguias, Danielle Ferriday, Elanor C. Hinton, Tina McCaw, Katy Tapper

The authors ran four lab studies on "sensory eating," which means paying close attention to a food's look, smell, texture, and taste while you eat. In each study people ate a small high-calorie snack either with sensory eating or as usual, and 5–15 minutes later they were offered larger snack…

Eating Disorders and Behaviors Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
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