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Diet Psych Out: Why ‘Health’ Food Is Less Satisfying, Even If It’s Sinful

The problem with most health food is that nobody likes it — not least your own stomach. New research suggests that the stomach signals less satisfaction after eating “health food,” regardless of the actual fat and calories consumed. In contrast, foods that people perceive as indulgent and sinful produce a greater sense of fullness and gratification, even if they are actually much lower in calories.

Religion’s Secret to Happiness: It’s Friends, Not Faith

Tom Cockrem

Religion can be good for your health, and especially your mental health, according to the latest studies, which show that church-goers are happier and more satisfied with their lives than those who don’t attend services. But what exactly is it about religion that is so beneficial to health?

Global poll: can money buy happiness?

A new Gallup poll of more than 136,000 people from 132 countries around the world and a broad range of ethnic and economic backgrounds finds that, while people generally associated having more money with a greater satisfaction with their overall quality of life, when researchers focused on other measures of happiness — day to day feelings [...]