A recent study demonstrated the effectiveness of a smartphone cognitive behavioral therapy in treating clinically diagnosed depression.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is recognized as the best established treatment for binge eating disorder, the most common eating disorder.

Insufficient or poor sleep causes fatigue and stress. This may result in comfort or stress eating, more weight gain, and more stress.

A recent study indicated that Ireland’s child obesity rates were no longer rising. What are some of the current obesity-prevention initiatives in Ireland?

Behavior change brought on by the effects of nudge theory is not by itself enough to make a big dent in obesity and the attendant chronic disease, some experts say.

An issue particularly vital to obesity research and choice architecture is that self-reporting can be accidentally inaccurate, or even purposefully misleading.

Critics say that despite new research the people in charge of the dietary guidelines are willfully ignoring the pertinent, “carbs bad, fat okay” studies.

What’s the update on MyPlate, the dietary guideline graphic created to replace the food pyramid, and revised every five years?

Is manipulation always bad? Some philosophers would say yes. Others would say it’s the only way to get things done.

Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky demonstrated that people, including experts, unwittingly use irrelevant criteria in decision-making, including cognitive bias.

Whether undergoing treatment or participating in a research project, we hope that people will act in ways that benefit themselves, but they often do not.

At the very least, technology deployed throughout the treatment or study can tip off the researcher when the patient is non-compliant.

Why do some patients knowingly sabotage their treatment and/or the scientific research they might be involved in? And how well do physicians understand NCB?

The number of overweight or obese children in Wigan Pier, U.K., is higher than the national average. Here’s what the local government is doing about it.

A recent paper discusses smart devices that promote healthy behavior related to childhood obesity and provide “snacking behavior notifications” to parents.

Devices, including wearable tech, have limitations. Can gadgets be taught to meaningfully compare actionable data? And how can they used to fight obesity?

Different kinds of wearable tech, including fitness trackers for kids, are employed to fight childhood obesity — some more successfully than others.

In addiction recovery, a relapse consists of an episode that turns into a spiral. The whole trick is to never take that first step back into bondage.

Childhood Obesity News continues to discuss studies designed to assess the usefulness of Ecological Momentary Assessment in evaluating physical activity.

Studies show that EMA works well in combination with technological data-gathering devices, and is an effective tool in evaluating physical activity.

Ecological Momentary Assessment helps researchers collect data, including factors that target behavior change for the weight-management interventions.

Because the United Kingdom has similar laws to the U.S.A. and a very familiar obesity problem, Childhood Obesity News has been tracking what goes on there.

A subject as large as obesity is bound to attract a lot of theories. Among them is an effort to revive the “forgotten food sense.”

Join Dr. Pretlow for a webinar held on Sun., Jan. 14, 7 p.m. ET, on the topic of “Treatment of Child/Adolescent Obesity as an Addictive Process.”

Why do we think we not good enough, not beautiful enough, not thin enough, not smart enough, not successful enough? Because we compare ourselves to others.

Psychiatrists and psychologists are uniquely situated to treat obesity, but there are many non-psychiatrists who can also help reverse the obesity epidemic.

A psychologist often acts as a gatekeeper at the doors of a bariatric surgery decision, and there are many factors involved in bariatric surgery screening.

The technology that enables long-distance monitoring and counseling can help make a dent in the intimidating childhood obesity statistics.

A one-size-fits-all approach is rarely appropriate when it comes to weight loss. Fortunately, many professionals are equipped to help enable behavioral change.

Although it’s a survival mechanism, FOMO has side effects. When the experience of eating is the thing a person feels deprived of, obesity can easily result.