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• Many apples a day keep the blues at bay
• Effect of taking smaller bites outweighs tendency to eat more when distracted
• Self-reported BMI bias estimates increasing due to weight bias, not weight loss
• Frequent multitaskers are bad at it: Can't talk and drive well
• Teenagers avoid early alcohol misuse through personality management
• Children's complex thinking skills begin before going to school
• Gun control: Focus on manufacturers, not just buyers, study shows
• Parents numb to misuse of narcotic pain meds by youth, new poll shows
• When will we all live to 100?
• Are antidepressants overused?

Many apples a day keep the blues at bay Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:53 PM PST Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research suggests.

Effect of taking smaller bites outweighs tendency to eat more when distracted Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:52 PM PST Eating while distracted generally makes people eat more without being aware of it, but reducing bite sizes may be able to counter this effect, according to new research.

Self-reported BMI bias estimates increasing due to weight bias, not weight loss Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:52 PM PST The gap between obesity levels measured by self-reported height and weight and obesity recorded by measured height and weight is increasing. This is due to an increasing bias in self-reported weight, according to new research.

Frequent multitaskers are bad at it: Can't talk and drive well Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:51 PM PST Most people believe they can multitask effectively, but a new study indicates that people who multitask the most – including talking on a cell phone while driving – are least capable of doing so.

Teenagers avoid early alcohol misuse through personality management Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:49 PM PST Personality-targeted interventions delivered by trained teachers and school staff decrease alcohol misuse in at-risk teens and delay their classmates' alcohol uptake.

Children's complex thinking skills begin before going to school Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:48 PM PST New research reveals that children begin to show signs of higher-level thinking skills as young as age 4 ½. Researchers have previously attributed higher-order thinking development to knowledge acquisition, but the new longitudinal study shows that other skills, not connected with knowledge, play a role in children's ability to reason analytically.

Gun control: Focus on manufacturers, not just buyers, study shows Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST As the gun control debate continues, an expert says the focus should be on those who distribute guns, not solely on those who buy them.

Parents numb to misuse of narcotic pain meds by youth, new poll shows Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:16 AM PST Only 1 in 5 parents say they are very concerned about children and teens misusing narcotics, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health.

When will we all live to 100? Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:14 PM PST A new article brings attention to the rising amount of those expected to live to 100 and asks where it will end.

Are antidepressants overused? Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:14 PM PST Antidepressant prescriptions in the UK have increased by 9.6 percent in 2011, to 46 million prescriptions. Does this reflect overmedicalisation or appropriate treatment? Two experts debate the issue.

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