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The Science Behind Your (Likely) Addiction to Junk Food
Nate Abrams in Obesity 3 months ago
Food companies have purposely engineered junk foods to be addictive. How does the addiction work, what are the consequences, and what can we do about it?
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Are Parents Responsible For Childhood Obesity?
Abdulrahman El-Sayed in Obesity 3 months ago
Obesity has more to do with public policy than bad parenting, so why are we still blaming parents?
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3 Myths on Obesity Debunked by Prominent Scientists
Cameron English in Obesity 3 months ago
Everything you think you know about eating healthily, weight loss, and obesity is wrong. At least, it is if you learned it on the internet and not from a scientist.
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Should We Shame Fat People Into Losing Weight? One Researcher Thinks So
Cameron English in Obesity 4 months ago
An obesity researcher says fat people need to be shamed into losing weight. Here's why that's a dumb idea.
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Why the War On Obesity is Making You Fat
Isabel Foxen Duke in Obesity 4 months ago
The good intentions of Washington to "fight obesity" are relatively unproductive, and may be making the problem worse.
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Soda Bans Are a Gimmick, Will Not Solve America's Obesity Crisis
Abdulrahman El-Sayed in Obesity 4 months ago
With its over-simplicity and somewhat draconian character, Mayor Bloomberg's soda and sugary drinks ban makes a show of anti-obesity policy. It shouldn't be a law that's copied.
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NYC Soda Ban Leads to Court Fight Over the Role of Government
Rajiv Narayan in Obesity 4 months ago
Months after proposing a maximum beverage size of 16 ounces for sweetened beverages — infamously mangled as the NYC Soda Ban — Mayor Bloomberg found approval. Then he was sued.
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Why So Many New Year's Weight Loss Resolutions Fail
Cameron English in Obesity 5 months ago
Why do we make New Year's diet resolutions that we give up on after only the first month? Here's the science behind the failed New Year's diet.
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