Biografie

Nominated by Mike Huckabee to be a candidate for the World Food Prize in 2009.

Was in charge of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines.

Was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in Nutrition in 2007.

Frequently described as the "Sherlock Holmes of Food.".

Wansink's looks are often compared to those of the actor, Aaron Eckhart ( Joel Stein in Time, Sept 2007).

The best diet is the one you don't know you're on. ("Mindless Eating," Bantam 2006)

Most of us don't overeat because we're hungry. We overeat because of family and friends, packages and plates, names and numbers, labels and lights, colors and candles, shapes and smells, distractions and distances, cupboards and containers. ("Mindless Eating," Bantam 2006)

Twenty years of my research can be summarized in saying "People's tastes are not formed by accident." We are a nation of mindless eaters. The solution to mindless eating is not mindful eating, it is rearranging our environment -- our homes and kitchens -- so we mindlessly eat a little less than mindlessly eating more than we want. ("Mindless Eating," Bantam 2006)

Most people believe they are Master and Commander of their food choices. But they can make small changes that can put them back in the driver's seat. Small changes in your kitchens and routines will make all the difference with no real sacrifice. ("Mindless Eating," Bantam 2006)

Monday is the most popular day for starting a diet. Tuesday's the most popular day to end it. (MSNBC Health Blog 2007)