May 2010. Retrieved online: May 4, 2010, from Marc Ambinder, Atlantic Monthly magazine Read the Atlantic Monthly magaize article "Beating Obesity" for reference to Dr. Collin Payne's research. ...Over the past two decades, as the U.S. economy shed manufacturing jobs, work has become more sedentary for many people; the decline in the real minimum wage and thus labor costs (which account for o More »

August 26, 2009. Retrieved online October 13, 2009 from Freakonomics, The New York Times Brian Wansink and Collin Payne recently examined the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and eating behaviors at all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets. The researchers found that customers with a higher BMI were more likely to use larger plates and to face the ever-tempting buffet. They were also les More »