Weight Loss

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Different components within a single food can work together for maximum health benefit, and certain components of different foods can produce amazing results when eaten together.

Professor Brian Wansink, Ph.D., director of the Food & Brand Lab (www.consumerpsychology.com), University of Illinois, works to solve the mysteries of consumer behavior. Described as a “food psychologist,” Wansink researches how ads, packages and consumer personality traits affect what consumers buy and use.

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