Welcome to the Overcome Obesity Blog
A place for the as-we-go chapter updates, discussions of pertinent research, other musings and, of course, some fun-poking of not-so-evidence-based, yet popular, fitness and nutrition trends for comic relief. Of course feedback is welcomed and not just the “you guys
Great New Presentation on Eating Behavior by Dr. Guyenet
The presentation is called Why Do We Overeat? A Neurobiological Perspective. For anyway interested in why we eat what we eat and why we often eat more than we need this is a must watch! It is 46 minutes well
We Are Still Here
In case anyone is wondering, (I am an optimist, lol), we are still around but have been busy with other projects, and our real job, so we haven’t devoted any time to writing for the blog lately. More details about
Some Interesting Lectures at McGill University
The Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium Series Watched some of these lately, thought they were pretty good overall, so I figured I would share.
Dr. OZ, I think the fame and money has caused his frontal lobes to shrink
Matt and I have written a number of posts regarding the great and powerful OZ (see below for all the links). We have not written anything in awhile, not that there hasn’t been things to write about. I think we
So Much Bullshit!!
There will be a three brief book reviews below. But first. Seriously, is there no end to the amount of bullshit that is found in books and articles on the subject of weight management? For those of you that have read
The Regulation of Bodyweight
Just “eat less and move more”, yes, but how do you do that? As this diagram depicts, there are many factors that influence our eating and exercise behaviors. From; Zheng, H. & Berthoud, H. (2008). Neural systems controlling the drive
What Causes a Weight Loss Plateau?
It is a frequent occurrence for many people losing weight to hit a weight loss plateau. They are losing fairly consistently for a few weeks or even a few months and then nothing. The number on the scale is no
The Big Picture – Again!
I read a good paper this weekend, I know you’re jealous (I think I might need to start wearing brightly colored mismatch clothes). Anyway, the paper is; Time to abandon the notion of personal choice in dietary counseling for obesity? (Appelhans