9 psychology-backed tips for designing a healthier kitchen

If you're trying to lose weight, dieting on willpower alone is a recipe for failure.

Instead, listen to Dr. Brian Wansink - author of "Slim By Design" and "Mindless Eating" - and the smart folks at Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. Over the last 30 years, Wansink and his fellow behavioral economists have unearthed illuminating findings into how people consume food.

Basically, your environment shapes everything.

As Wansink tells Tech Insider, he has conducted more than 1,000 experiments to-date. Here are nine of the simplest tricks that can nudge you toward healthier eating.

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