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- Genes: There is no single “obesity gene,” nor is heredity destiny. Even those highly predisposed to being overweight can overcome their genetic programming—they just need to work harder than the average person.
- Environmental Pollution: A recent headline from Science Daily: “Exposure to air pollution increases risk of obesity.” That’s the take-home message from a study in which Duke University researchers exposed rats to regular air samples imported from Beijing, notorious for its pervasive smog.
- Inflammation: Why is inflammation associated with weight gain? It’s actually a vicious cycle: Inflammation begets weight gain, which in turn prompts more inflammation.
- Microbiome: The bugs that inhabit your gut may have a profound impact on whether or not you’ll gain or retain weight. Transfer of intestinal bacteria from fat mice transforms thin mice into obese ones.
- Food Addiction. The science behind food addiction is clear. In animal studies, rats work eight times harder to get sugar than they work to get cocaine.
- The Food Industry Designs Addictive Products. In his brilliant piece of investigative journalism, Salt, Sugar and Fat, New York Times reporter, Michael Moss uncovered, through more than 300 interviews with food industry insiders, that the food industry deliberately creates addictive products.
- Food Industry Pretends to Help but Creates Toxic Food Environment. Here’s the simple truth: Food companies are in business to make money.
- Government and Nonprofit Health Organizations Are Corrupted by the Food Industry. The food industry “partnered” with Michelle Obama for her Let’s Move!campaign, and agreed to take 1.5 trillion calories out of the food supply.
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- Attempts at weight loss are usually psychologically maladaptive. We are psychologists so we’ve written about this extensively elsewhere (see here and here, for examples).
- Your weight is written in your genes. We all like to believe that our bodies are endlessly malleable. You can hardly blame us for thinking this way; every day we see advertisements for diet plans, cosmetic surgery procedures, and wellness products.
- Attempts to lose weight may make you gain weight. Most people who lose weight will regain it, plus additional weight. Oftentimes, they’ll also attempt to lose weight again with some success.
- You’ve heard about the microbiome? It’s relevant here, too. The human microbiome is comprised of a complex network of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, with the gut microbiome being particularly consequential for our health.
Jul 7, 2021 · Because you eat all that garbage, gain weight, and dislike yourself, and then they tell you it’s your fault. You made the choice. After all, you indulged in the food.
Jun 26, 2010 · Dr. Kwapisinski takes the heat (and a lot of guilt) off of people who have been losing the battle of the bulge. She examines and explains the key factors that affect your weight and puts you back in control. It’s Not Your Fault You’re Fat! gives readers the tools they need to change their health and lives forever.
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