• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
cropped-rhj-header-logo-transparent-background-e1619110790271.png

Radio Health Journal

The latest in health, science, technology, and the intersection of medicine and public policy.

  • Home
  • Archive
    • Full Segment Archive
    • Advanced Search
    • Filters
    • Recent Segments
    • Segment Type
      • Feature Stories
      • Inside Looks
      • Medical Notes
    • Taxonomies
      • Books & Publications
      • Guests
      • Institutions & Organizations
      • Medical Conditions
      • Medical Journals
      • Program Numbers
      • Topics Archive
  • How to Listen
    • Podcast & Other Digital Outlets
    • Terrestrial Broadcast
    • Ways to Listen Overview
  • About
    • About Radio Health Journal
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • Our Team
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Login
    • Become an Affiliate
    • Benefits of Being an Affiliate
    • More About Syndicated Radio Programming
    • Public Affairs & FCC Requirements FAQ
    • Sample Programs

What Determines Our Food Preferences? (2021)

You are here: Home / Archive / Feature Stories / What Determines Our Food Preferences? (2021)
Published: January 17, 2021 by RHJ Producer

Scientists are discovering that our food preferences are much more than a matter of taste, and that taste itself is more complicated than we thought. Psychology also plays a role. An expert discusses what determines preferences, such as why some people like jalapeno peppers & black coffee, and some don’t.


Guest Information:

  • Dr. Rachel Herz, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University and author, Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship With Food

Links for more info:

  • Rachel Herz’s website
Program #: 21-03Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Behavioral Science| Nutrition and Diet| Psychiatry| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| TechnologyGuests: Dr. Rachel HerzPublications: Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship With FoodInstitutions & Organizations: Brown UniversityHost: Nancy BensonProducers: Jason Dickey| Reed Pence
  • 105Share on Facebook
  • 99Share on Twitter
  • 66Share on Instagram
  • 54Share on LinkedIn
  • 77Share on Pinterest
  • 44Share on Reddit
  • 137Share on Email

Related Segments:

A Radical Diet to Prevent Heart Disease

A Radical Diet to Prevent Heart Disease

"Electroshock Therapy:" Not What You See In The Movies

Electroshock Therapy: Not What You See in the Movies

Heart Disease Misinformation

Adult Bullies–More Common Than We Think (2018)

The Pros and Cons of Mobile Health Apps

The Pros and Cons of Mobile Health Apps

seasonal affective disorder - Radio Health Journal

Seasonal Affective Disorder

More Carbon Dioxide, Less Nutritious Food Crops

More Carbon Dioxide, Less Nutritious Food Crops

Previous Post:Medical Notes: Week of January 17, 2021Medical Notes: Week of January 17, 2021
Next Post:Requiring Employees To Get Covid VaccinesRequiring Employees To Get Covid Vaccines

About RHJ Producer

Since 1992, Radio Health Journal has been bringing listeners useful, verifiable information they can trust and rely on in the fields of medicine, science & technology, research, and the intersection of health & public policy. Both Radio Health Journal and sister show Viewpoints Radio are AURN productions.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sidebar


AURN Podcasts


Trending Topics

Public Health and Public Safety

Research and Clinical Trials

Health Care

News and Headlines

Mental Health

Behavioral Science

Family and Interpersonal Relationships

Covid-19 Pandemic

Technology

Nutrition and Diet


Latest Headlines

Medical Notes: How Our Genetics Can Predict Our Future, Climate Change Is Worsening Seasonal Allergies, And Why Research Excludes Pregnant Women

Medical Notes: How Vitamin D Can Fight Your Allergies, America’s Impending Population Shortage, And The Care Disparity With Dementia Patients

Medical Notes: The Best Place To Live For Your Brain Health, Reducing Animal Testing, And Why You Should Skip Your Afternoon Nap

Medical Notes: Your Humidifier Is Making You Sick, Global Warming Is Messing Up Your Gut, And Do Cancer Vaccines Work?

Medical Notes: Human Blood Can Poison Mosquitoes, Why Soup Is Good For Pregnancy, And How Trees Keep Communities Healthy


Most Discussed

Empty Nose Syndrome: When a Routine Nose Surgery Goes Wrong

Lewy Body Dementia

Can IUDs and Other Contraceptives Trigger Autoimmune Disease?

Can IUDs & Other Contraceptives Trigger Autoimmune Disease?


Covid-19 Pandemic

Children Are The Future, So Why Is Childcare Breaking Down?

Public Health And Politics: A Look At The Mistakes Made During The Pandemic

Does A Good Bedside Manner Save Lives?


Check out our sister show Viewpoints Radio

  • Culture Crash: Why It’s Time To Rethink How You Read
  • Viewpoints Explained: What Tariffs Are Quietly Triggering Across America
  • Misinformation Nation: Conspiracy Theories In The Digital Age
  • Outsmarting The System: Standing Out In Today’s Tough Job Market
  • Culture Crash: Why Everyone Should Watch “CONCLAVE”
  • Viewpoints Explained: Inside The Struggles Of Walgreens, CVS, And The Modern Drugstore
  • A Life In Chess: Susan Polgar’s Groundbreaking Journey
  • Separating Fact From Fiction: The Truth About Autism
  • Culture Crash: Why “Black Mirror” Is Unlike Anything Else On TV

Archives

↑

Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in public health, science, tech, research & more.

Enter your email address to get notifications & instant access to new Radio Health Journal segments as they are released.

Name
Email
Become an affiliate

Start airing Radio Health Journal on your platform to satisfy FCC OPIF requirements, including quarterly issues/programming reports.

Become an Affiliate

Connect

Interact with us by sharing comments, favorite segments, questions or even suggest a topic.

  • Facebook link
  • Twitter link
  • Instagram link
  • Pinterest link
  • Spotify link
  • YouTube channel link
  • rss feed link
  • contactemail

American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) logo

Listen

Archive

Broadcast

Guests

Podcast & Digital Outlets

Recently Aired

Taxonomies

Topics

Ways to Listen

Learn

About Us

Affiliates

Contact Info

FAQ

Our Team

Public Affairs & FCC Requirements

AURN.com

Sitemap

© Copyright 2024 – American Urban Radio Networks | All Rights Reserved

↑ Return to top

Radio Health Journal Newsletter SignupStay up-to-date on the latest trends in public health, science, tech, research & more.

Subscribe to get the latest from Radio Health Journal directly in your inbox.

Name
[email protected]