Weight regulation is not a simple matter of "calories in, calories out". Sugar causes obesity disproportionate to its calories, and (surprisingly) no-calorie sweeteners actually cause weight gain. How can you gain weight from something with no calories? The body learns to associate the taste of a food with how much …
This is Part 3 in a 4-part series on Sugar and Other Sweeteners. (1) Sugar Is Toxic: Heart Disease, Cancer & More (2) Sugar: How Much Is Too Much? (3) Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat (3a: Health Risks of No-Calorie Sweeteners) (4) Sugar: Physical Addiction or Emotional Craving? People drink …
This is Part 2 in a 4-part series on Sugar and Other Sweeteners. (1) Sugar Is Toxic: Heart Disease, Cancer & More (2) Sugar: How Much Is Too Much? (3) Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat (3a: Health Risks of No-Calorie Sweeteners) (4) Sugar: Physical Addiction or Emotional Craving? In Part …
This is Part 1 in a 4-part series on Sugar and Other Sweeteners. (1) Sugar Is Toxic: Heart Disease, Cancer & More (2) Sugar: How Much Is Too Much? (3) Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat (3a: Health Risks of No-Calorie Sweeteners) (4) Sugar: Physical Addiction or Emotional Craving? New research …
Great lecture by Gary Taubes on the true causes of obesity that explodes many common myths – including the widely held belief that obesity is a simple matter of calories in exceeding calories out. You think this is obviously true? It’s not. Watch!
Recently a new member in the Normal Eating Support Forum posted this message (edited for brevity): Right now I eat a junkfood diet and have for decades. I don’t eat fruit or vegetables hardly ever. I never learned to prepare dinner every night. I live mostly on pizza, hamburgers and …
This is Katie Makkai at the National Poetry Slam in 2002, talking about the dream of being pretty. You don’t want to miss this. It is awesome.
A few days ago, director and comedian Kevin Smith was thrown off a Southwest Airlines flight for being too fat. He’s been speaking out about it, calling it “humiliating” and “the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.” Two days ago on Mardi Gras (aka Fat Tuesday), late night comedian …
Editing Note: This post and the previous post originally were one long article. In my previous post I explained why nutrition information has a role in the non-diet approach – not as a rule, but as information. But with all the contradictory nutrition advice out there, is there really such …
Editing Note: This post and the next post originally were one long article. For people who have sworn off weight-loss diets, principles of nutrition can seem like just another set of eating rules to rebel against. The idea behind the non-diet approach is that you can trust your inborn body …
