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Cover via Amazon JANE E. BRODY I now know why I gained more than 13 kilograms in my early 20s: I was lonely. I had left for school and a job in the Upper Midwest and I knew no one. I filled my lonely nights and days with food, especially candy, cookies and ice cream. I could not rein in my eating until I returned to New York and my family, and began dating my future husband. Loneliness , says John T. Cacioppo, an award-winning psychologist at the University of Chicago , undermines people’s ability to self-regulate. In one experiment he cites, participants made to feel socially disconnected ate many more cookies than those made to feel socially accepted. In a real-life study of a middle-aged and older adults in the Chicago area , Dr. Cacioppo and colleagues found that those who scored high on the University of California, Los Angeles , Loneliness Scale, a widely used assessment, ate more fatty foods than those who scored low. “Is it any wonder that we turn to ice cream o...

By Dr Bill Maier Would you be able to tell if your child was struggling with depression or other dangerous emotions ? One mother emailed me about her daughter’s unusual behavior. Her husband had taken a job out of town, and wasn’t spending as much time with the family , causing their eleven year old daughter to begin acting out. The girl was threatening to run away, even to kill herself! Obviously, this girl was struggling with her father’s absence, but there were other issues at work as well. It’s never normal for an eleven year old to threaten suicide , even in a fit of anger. I encouraged the mother to get professional help – and get it fast! Kids aren’t equipped to deal with difficult life issues the way that adults are, and it’s our job to watch for signs of emotional problems. If your child shows signs of out-of-control anger or depression, don’t take it lightly. From TODAY, Voices – Monday, 29-Jun-2009 Related articles by Zemanta Moving May Up Adolescent ...