It seems timely to re-evaluate the role of self-control of eating in the management of body weight, with a view to try to distinguish aspects of self-regulation or restraint around food that ...

People with a lot of self-control — people who, when they happen upon a delicious food they don’t think they should eat, seemingly grin and bear the temptation until it passes — have it easy.

Self-control is another name for changing ourselves—and it is by far the most critical way we have of adapting to our environment. Indeed, the desire to control ourselves and our environment is ...

Self-control—or the ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals—is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Self-control is primarily ...

On October 12, the CCP Central Committee adopted the Chinese Communist Party Standards on Integrity and Self Restraint, the latest weapon in Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption arsenal. The Standards ...

A scientific squabble over how to define self-control draws from an unlikely source: A story from Greek mythology. Sailing home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, Odysseus longed to hear the Sirens ...

Restraint — self-imposed or forced on politicians by voters — is often what allows political systems to continue functioning. Although Shugart said he hasn't read it, his appeal to restraint ...