Eating Matters

Episode 68: Weight, You Too?

Episode Summary

In this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut talks with Dr. Brian Wansink, founder and director of Cornell University’s Food & Brand Lab about his 25 year career in food psychology and consumer behavior research. Dr. Wansink unpacks key findings from his previous books, Mindless Eating, and Slim by Design, with a particular focus on his article, “'Don’t Eat So Much:' How Parent Comments Relate to Female Weight Satisfaction” published this past June in Eating & Weight Disorders. Later in the show, Jenna speaks with Megan Mokri, Founder & CEO of Byte Foods, an innovative, healthy vending machine company operating in San Francisco.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut talks with Dr. Brian Wansink, founder and director of Cornell University’s Food & Brand Lab about his 25 year career in food psychology and consumer behavior research. Dr. Wansink unpacks key findings from his previous books, Mindless Eating, and Slim by Design, with a particular focus on his article, “'Don’t Eat So Much:' How Parent Comments Relate to Female Weight Satisfaction” published this past June in Eating & Weight Disorders. Later in the show, Jenna speaks with Megan Mokri, Founder & CEO of Byte Foods, an innovative, healthy vending machine company operating in San Francisco.