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COLORFUL PLATES FOR PICKY EATERS
arents trying to entice fussy eaters to sample more nutritionally diverse
diets have a surprising strategy at hand: color. A study at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, has shown that colorful fare—specifically, food plates with seven different items and six col- ors—appear to be particularly favored by children. In contrast, adults tend to prefer fewer colors on one plate—only three items and three hues.
Source: Acta Paediatrica A
BLOGGING AWAY TEEN TROUBLES
dolescent angst, formerly vented in private “Dear diary” entries, is now shared with others in blogs—with posi- tive effect. According to a recent study published in the journal Psychological Services, interactively engaging with an online community is an effective way for teens to relieve social distress. Re- searchers recruited 161 teenagers that exhibited some level of social anxi- ety or stress and asked them to blog, with one group opening their posts to comments. Bloggers that wrote about their problems and allowed readers to respond reported the greatest improvement in mood. The com- ments on blogs were over- whelmingly positive, offering construc- tive sup- port.
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