Archives: May 2009
Mon May 25, 2009
Eating with the TV
Nutritionists inveigh against eating in front of the TV, but the matter needs more thought. There is nothing wrong with eating a meal while watching TV. Anything that slows down eating helps weight control. Nutritionists say TV distracts attention from what you are eating. Like that is a bad thing. But I say it's a good thing. Think about it. They didn't. More...
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Thu May 07, 2009
David Kessler's book
I have read David Kessler's new book The End of Overeating. You shouldn't bother. His thesis is that U.S. obesity is caused by food companies filling our food with sugar, salt and fat to make the food addictive. (Replay of the tobacco company story.) But it's another example of finding someone to blame other than the person(s) at fault--the consumer-- because making Americans feel good, blaming someone else, is a convenient way to sell books. And the food companies can't defend themselves because they lack a common spokesperson. More...
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Sun May 03, 2009
Patterns
Here are patients who generally do well, and those who generally do poorly. More...
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