Roberta is an internationally recognized author, nutritionist and creator of the Spin-a-Recipe® slot machine, the ultimate recipe decision-maker. She is a certified practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) at Advantage Diets, using personality types for weight loss.

Why We Overeat
Our brains are wired to guarantee that our bodies never go hungry. Dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain, gets us to focus on what’s most important in our environment to pay attention to. It may be funny to think that something like chocolate chip cookies could serve as a cue to stimulate dopamine in the brain. But if you’ve enjoyed chocolate chip cookies in the past, the brain remembers how you felt when you see them again. And it will do anything to be satisfied like that again.
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Yogurt in the Kitchen
The earliest yogurt, which dates back 4,500 years, was probably created accidentally when wild bacteria settled on containers of milk and thickening the liquid to a custardy consistency. Native to Bulgaria, these bacteria were named lactobacillius bulgaricus. But while yogurt’s roots may be humble, today a typical supermarket shelf offers everything from fat-free to full fat, plain to fruit-flavored, creamy, whipped, custard-style and Greek yogurts.
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