August 13, 2012 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center Watch KRQE News 13 video coverage at http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/health/researchers-study-latino-diet-shopping. Researchers at New Mexico State University are trying to find ways to encourage Mexican American families to eat more fruits and vegetables. The 18-month project is funded by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation in hopes o More »

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 »

January 12, 2010. Retrieved online: February 10, 2010, from Rita Colorito, Chicago Parent Take a look at your kid's friends. Chances are they influence each other's behavior when they're together, playing the same games, watching the same shows, listening to the same music. Apparently, they also eat the same amount when they eat together, according to a new study that looked at how much kids More »

October 14, 2009. Retrieved online October 23, 2009 from CARL BIALIK, The Wall Street Journal Studies Aim to Settle the Longstanding Debate Over the Disciplinary Practice's Effects, but Statistical Shortcomings Persist Three recent, widely reported studies on spanking children claimed to show that the disciplinary practice impairs cognitive development in children. Together, they held out th More »

Undated. Retrieved online October 13, 2009 from Maura Rhodes,, Parenting Here's a trick for getting kids to open wide for all things nutritious Got a kid who turns up his nose at just about any food that comes out of the ground? Here's a trick for getting him to open wide: Name that vegetable! Researchers at Cornell University found that when preschoolers were told that ordinary carrot s More »

Spring 2009. Retrieved online October 6, 2009 by Staff NMSU Research & Resources Making kids eat all of the food on their dinner plates is supposed to help them grow big and strong. But now a New Mexico State University researcher believes making kids clean their plates may actually harm their long-term health. “Cleaning your plate may have been a good idea during World War II beca More »

March 22, 2009. Retrieved online October 9, 2009 from Judy Siegel-Itzkovich. Jerusalem Post 'CLEAN PLATE CLUB' has a DOWN SIDE "Parents may have good intentions by forcing their kids to eat everything on their plate, but this approach may backfire, according to US researchers. Dr. Brian Wansink of Cornell University in New York and Collin Payne of New Mexico State University asked 63 mothe More »

March 4, 2009. Retrieved online October 8, 2009 from No byline. ScienceDaily Eat Your Vegetables: Preschoolers Love Vegetables With Catchy Names Like ‘X-Ray Vision Carrots’ And ‘Tomato Bursts’ "ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2009) — Do you have a picky preschooler who's avoiding their vegetables? A new Cornell University study shows that giving vegetables catchy new names – like X-Ray V More »

October 16, 2008 by Jenna Candelaria NMSU Round Up The lessons we learned as children may be causing poor eating habits and obesity, according to research by NMSU Marketing Professor Collin Payne. Working with Cornell University Researcher Brian Wansink, Payne's findings were recently published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, a monthly medical journal published by the More »