Health
Why you want to eat more in winter: what studies have found
The seasonal difference in eating is real, but smaller than it feels.
Appetite and stress
Why evenings are hungrier, where cravings come from, and what works instead of willpower.
Nutrition
How to eat less without starving: what the research supports and what it does not
People eat more when they are served a bigger portion, when they eat fast, after a short night and alongside alcohol.
Weight loss
Diet slip-ups: why they happen and how not to turn one day into a week
A diet slip-up refers to an episode where significantly more food is eaten than planned or foods outside the plan are consumed.
Nutrition
Intuitive eating or calorie counting: what to choose and for whom
The choice between them should be based not on effectiveness but on your goal: intuitive eating changes your relationship with food, while calorie counting measures energy.
Weight loss
Eating on semaglutide and tirzepatide: how to eat with nausea and low appetite
Practical advice from clinical guidelines for managing nausea on these medications centers on three things: eat small portions, eat slowly, and avoid fatty and spicy foods.
Weight loss
Calories per volume: why salad fills you up more than cookies
Salad fills you up more than cookies because it contains fewer calories per gram: 100 kcal equals about 670 g of cucumber or about 20 g of cookies.
Health
Food noise: what the new term means and what GLP-1 has to do with it
“Food noise” describes more than an interest in food: it is a persistent, burdensome inner conversation about it.
Weight loss
Why you feel hungrier in the evening
You manage to eat moderately during the day, but after eight o'clock, it starts.
Health
Hunger and appetite: how they differ
These are two different mechanisms, and they are constantly confused.
Nutrition
Stress eating: why it works and what to do instead
Food really does reduce tension—this is not a character flaw, but a functional mechanism, which is why it becomes a habit.
Nutrition
Sugar cravings: where they come from and what to do about them
Cravings for sweets rarely have a single cause, which is why the universal advice to "just don't eat them" doesn't work.
From reading to doing. All of it starts in one place — knowing what is on the plate. Photograph it and the calories and macros appear on their own.
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