We’re stopping short of endorsing NFGFC Chair Jake Steinfeld’s blanket statement that obesity is preventable by just making changes in diet and exercise.

Being a grownup means you can eat five pounds of chocolate-covered bacon at one sitting. Being a grownup in therapy means you don’t.

What is the relationship between childhood obesity and the use of pacifiers?

In Britain, Lord Ian McColl was a professor of surgery for nearly 30 years, and has been a member of the House of Lords since 1989. He popularized the magnificent slogan quoted in the title of this post, which refers to the obesity epidemic that kills …

The Oral Roberts University, founded in the 80s, had a weight‐reduction program for obese students that involved controversial weighing methods.

In Dr. Pretlow’s W8Loss2Go program, once the person is unhooked from problem foods and relinquished the snacking habit, portion reduction stage is next.

While making major dietary changes, the first two or three weeks are crucial. Resistance skills are vital in fighting the inability to resist cravings.

“Why Not Stay Fat?” book by physical training instructor Wayne Lambert asks the reader, “Do you believe that deep down you don’t deserve to be thin?”

Employing nonjudgmental language by healthcare professionals could provide empowerment and facilitate collaboration based on the patient’s strengths and needs.

When it comes to obesity prevention, there is no such thing as starting too soon, and WIC is in a powerful position to impact the obesity epidemic.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is reorganizing the USDA to concentrate on production and trade, while reducing food safety measures.

Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of Alabama, is part of Dr. Pretlow’s upcoming trial of W8Loss2Go.

Childhood Obesity News looks back at the state of the art of cognitive behavioral therapy 15 years ago.

The important concept of well-roundedness and multicultural awareness has been embraced by Vanderbilt University’s Center for Medicine, Health and Society.

Back in 2006, Vanderbilt University started an experiment that recalls the ideals of the 1960s. What if students learned by doing things in the real world?

Dr. Claudia Borzutzky appears as one of three Investigators, along with Dr. Alaina Vidmar and Cassandra Fink, of Dr. Pretlow’s W8Loss2Go program.

Pediatric endocrinologist Alaina Phillips Vidmar, M.D., is organizing the three-year W8Loss2Go smartphone app clinical trial slated to begin in 2019.

Could it be possible that the demonstrable addictiveness of food could be explained not by the presence of evil ingredients but by a lack of useful nutrients?

Allen Carr, who helped millions of people to quit smoking, branched out into weight loss, because compulsive eating is similar to compulsive nicotine use.

Despite wide acclaim from the media and grateful clients, smoking cessation expert Allen Carr was scorned by many medical professionals.

The work of Allen Carr, the author of “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking,” continues, with an impressive number of success stories, including many celebrities.

Allen Carr’s deliberately repetitive book, The Easy Way to Stop Smoking, theorized that smokers wanted to relieve anxiety created by their nicotine addiction.

Perhaps the most exciting aspect of CBT is its trans-diagnostic approach. Adventurous therapists have adapted it to meet an astonishing variety of needs.

Whether compulsive overeating is defined as a substance addiction or a behavioral addiction, cognitive behavioral therapy might be able handle it.

What does the Mayo Clinic say about cognitive behavioral therapy, especially as it is applicable in the areas of obesity, addiction, and eating disorders?

Research shows Cognitive Behavioral Therapy could help people quit smoking, and could help treat cross-addiction.

Studies of how children handle food cravings seem to promise real and meaningful change with using cognitive training regimen.

When it comes to lifestyle modification programs that affect obesity, diet, physical activity, and cognitive-behavioral therapy can work together.

In dealing with binge eating disorder, behavioral weight loss treatment was shown to produce weight loss, but CBT got better results in the long term.

Studies of smartphone-supported psychological interventions in relation to treating anxiety and depression look promising.