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What foods do you choose when you're feeling depressed or anxious? Or happy and optimistic?
Hey folks- I'm working on a project for nutrition class and I realized this community could be a real asset. If you're willing, would you point me to a day in your food diary that is reasonably accurate and is a day where you feel like negative emotions guided your food choices? Comfort food, binges, etc. And then another…
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What not to do: a hangover tale
So I knew I'd be going out to dinner on Friday night, followed by a house party, and spent the day eating accordingly. I was at about 300 cals going into dinner, ate moderately at a Chinese place, and had 5 beers at the party. The next day I felt like hell. It's been weeks since I had more than one drink in a sitting,…
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Why more calories in a cup of whole almonds than sliced?
Having a bit of trouble with the math/geometry of it all. I understand why ground almonds might be fewer calories per volume than whole- they might be fluffier and take up more space. But geometry tells us that in general, larger items with an irregular shape pack less efficiently than small items. I would think that a cup…
