Landmark — Junk Food Legally Defined
There’s a proven correlation between increasing child obesity and the ever-mounting abundance of ultra-processed foods in stores and family kitchens.
A New Anti-Obesity Medications Study Reveals Interesting Insights
New research found that the majority of people who are prescribed anti-obesity medication discontinue the drugs after a year.
Anti-Obesity Medications and Functional Impairment
The new anti-obesity meds were touted as miraculous for a while. Then slowly, the miraculous illusion began to fade. Here’s why the honeymoon might be over.
Surprising News About Activity
Recent reports show that at least three hours per day of light physical activity, which includes walking, doing chores, biking, etc., can reduce obesity.
Continuing Lifestyle Intervention, Part 6
The question is whether the seemingly miraculous new weight-loss drugs are enough, in and of themselves, to permanently and meaningfully change people’s lives.
How to Help an Addict
Nobody chooses to become an addict, although once that happens, the disease will convince them that the condition was always inevitable.
New Drugs — Does Lifestyle Intervention Still Count? Part 2
Do the new, remarkably effective GLP-1 obesity medications eliminate the need for obesity interventions?
Addiction Oddities
Some studies show that the influence of personality traits on obesity counts even more than the influence of socioeconomic factors.
Feed the Enthusiasm, Part 2
For many of us when experiencing a problem, “Eat it into submission” is the answer. Rechanneling overflow mental energy to a non-destructive behavior can help.
Personality, Behavior, and the New Weight Loss Drugs
Here are some interesting results of a brand new multi-author meta-analysis of information on personality traits associated with childhood obesity.