Have your parents ever told you that you should clean your plate, there are starving children in Africa? I recently found out this little saying transcends borders. Parents everywhere say the same thing! And I thought it was only Asian parents. When it comes to food, we like to fantasize that we are the master of our own food choices. We might eat a little more if the food is good, but overall we only “eat till we’re full”.

The real reason we can’t stop eating

Dr. Brian Wansink, professor and director of the famed Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, is here to crush your cherished food beliefs. He and his team conducted an experiment in Chicago during a Mel Gibson movie (yes, Mel Gibson was once Mad Max instead of the raging, racist lunatic he is now). Researchers gave every movie-goer an indivudal bucket of popcorn so there ......