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Big Fat Lies with Gary Taubes (VIDEO)

Sheryl Canter Nutrition (what you eat) January 21, 2011 January 21, 2011 5 Comments

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!

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How to Lose Weight for Good and for Real

Sheryl Canter Attuned Eating December 31, 2010 December 31, 2010 5 Comments

People are overweight either because they eat too much food or they eat the wrong food (too many processed foods, too many sweets). But it is not for lack of knowledge of what to eat, and this is a crucial point. Most overweight people could write a book about nutrition …

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Good Nutrition: Myths and Facts

Sheryl Canter Nutrition (what you eat) October 11, 2009 October 14, 2009 19 Comments

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 …

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It’s Not Healthy to Be Too Thin

Sheryl Canter Social Norms & Bias June 20, 2009 September 16, 2009 10 Comments

An attempt to maintain a lower-than-normal weight triggers emotional eating and eating disorders in millions of people. Being very thin is not healthy, which suggests it’s not normal or natural. From an article about a new Japanese study: “People who are a little overweight at age 40 live six to …

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Self-Discipline versus Self-Care for Weight Loss

Sheryl Canter Attuned Eating / Eating and Self-Care June 11, 2009 June 11, 2009 11 Comments

There was an interesting discussion in the forum this week about whether – even after you stop emotional eating – you need self-discipline to lose weight. Here is the argument in favor, from a Normal Eating Support Group member: I think the issue of discipline is important in Stage 4. …

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Your Normal Weight (and How to Get There)

Sheryl Canter Social Norms & Bias June 1, 2009 September 16, 2009 14 Comments

We just observed Memorial Day in the U.S., and that means summer with its skimpy clothing is just around the corner. This triggers fat panic in many people, but don’t start thinking about dieting again. Diets don’t work, and there’s another way that does. We’ll start with the goal: How …

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Fat Prejudice: Myths & Facts About Obesity (VIDEO)

Sheryl Canter Social Norms & Bias May 23, 2009 October 25, 2010 13 Comments

This video, from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, is 17 minutes long and very well worth watching. It talks about the true causes of obesity — genetics play a big role — and the awful prejudice against fat people in this culture. The narrator …

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