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Emotional eating is not necessarily bad: If the emotions are positive, the experience can be a healthy one.

Unless you are asked to provide expert advice, judging the foods other people choose to eat is rude.

Shaming someone because you believe they could be a more attractive body shape doesn't make you a "caretaker."

If you hate what you eat, you won't necessarily live longer. It'll just seem longer because you're miserable.

Sitting next to someone who nags, “That’s over-processed” or “Do you really need that?” is worse for your health than eating curly fries with cheese.

As we are urged to monitor our intake of sodium and saturated fats when it comes to our own diets, we should probably also monitor our output of criticism and disparagement when it comes to the diets of others.

I’m not arguing that poutine should be classified as part of a heart-healthy diet; I am convinced that the French-Canadian signature dish (fries covered in rich brown gravy with cheese curds sprinkled throughout) can, with joy, be a more wholesome experience than eating amaranth and yogurt with a grudge and a spiteful attitude.

Research across the sciences has proven what instinct has always known: eating and emotions are inextricably linked. Many of these........

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