Connecting Overeating, Emotions and Cognitive Control in Young Children
Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 11:00
in Psychology & Sociology
For the first time, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researcher has found a relationship between cognitive control and emotional eating behavior in preschool children. Nutritionist Kevin Laugero, at Agricultural Research Service‘s (ARS) Western Human Nutrition Research Center in Davis, California, found that cognitive control—which includes abilities to make decisions, plan, manage time, and maintain […]