POSTED BY MATT SHIPMAN-NC STATE A new study highlights the negative consequences associated with “yo-yo dieting,” also known as weight cycling. The work underscores how toxic yo-yo dieting can be and how difficult it can be for people to break the cycle. “Yo-yo dieting—unintentionally gaining weight and dieting to lose weight only to gain it back...
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How your genes affect the number on your scale
by Len Canter Could your genes be keeping you from losing weight? While you shouldn’t use a family tendency toward wide hips or an apple shape as an excuse to stray from a healthy diet, acceptance can help you reassess your personal ideal and make you happier with your body. Hundreds of genes have been...
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To treat an eating disorder, we need to know what emotion fuels it
by Julianna Photopoulos, From Horizon Magazine, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine Pinpointing how different emotional states and neural pathways influence our eating behaviours could pave the way for better ways to tackle eating disorders and obesity. Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia can have life-threatening consequences. They affect around 20 million people in the European Union, with an estimated cost...