Article: The science of comfort foods: why women prefer snacks and men prefer meals.

Article: Researchers from the Food and Brand Lab at the ...
Nutrition Health Review;  September 22, 2003 ;     494 words ...Researchers from the Food and Brand Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign conducted ... 436 North Americans. They found that America's favorite "comfort foods" are potato chips (23 percent), ice cream (14 percent ...

Article: Understanding the U.S. passion for comfort foods
Work & Family Life;  June 1, 2001 ;     474 words ...What are comfort foods? When do we eat them and why? Food and Brand Lab researchers at the University ... s relationships with comfort foods. Here are some of their ... surveys: The top four comfort foods are potato chips, ice ...

Article: Comfort foods: women prefer snacks, men prefer ...
Emerging Food R&D Report;  November 1, 2003 ;     663 words ... ... from the Food and Brand Lab at the University ... America's favorite comfort foods are: potato chips ... of the Food and Brand Lab at the University ... prefer certain comfort foods." One implication ... these healthier comfort foods are a little less ... The Food ...

Article: Cookies and other 'comfort ...
The Christian Science Monitor;  December 5, 2001 ;     517 words ... ... Jennifer Wolcott Comfort foods may be all the rage ... of Illinois Food and Brand Lab, who recently conducted ... America's beloved comfort foods, some of this country ... Forty percent of comfort foods fall into the category ...

Article: Gender preferences in 'comfort' foods stem from ...
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  August 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... of study at the Food and Brand Lab at the University of Illinois ... pasta, pizza and steak. "Comfort foods are foods whose consumption ... female. Many people assume comfort foods are eaten when a person is ... are more apt to seek out comfort foods when they're jubilant ...

Article: Sex appeal.(food for thought)(men and women crave different ...
Restaurants & Institutions;  October 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ...When it comes comfort foods, the favorites of the ... director of the Food and Brand Lab at the University of ... Americans' favorite comfort foods, followed by chocolate ... minimal preparation. Comfort foods can be healthy, he ...

Article: Food and Brand Lab.(Last Licks)
Ice Cream Reporter;  June 20, 2004 ;     442 words ...Break out the spumoni! According to the always interesting Food and Brand Lab at the University of Illinois recently reported that the more color and variety consumers sees in a candy dish or a buffet line ...