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For half a century, doctors and researchers have known two things that could have improved, or saved, millions of lives:
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More than 40 percent of Americans classified as obese say they experience stigma on a daily basis.
Since 1980, the obesity rate has doubled in 73 countries and increased in 113 others. No country has reduced its obesity rate in all these years.
All of our biological systems for regulating energy, hunger and satiety get thrown off by eating foods that are high in sugar (like Fructose, for instance), low in fiber and injected with additives, and which make up 60 percent of the calories we eat.
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Attributing depression to spontaneously low serotonin is "deeply misleading and unscientific".
According to Dr. David Healy, there was never any basis for it, ever. It was just a marketing copy.
The diet of obese people degrades their memory and makes them more likely to overeat, a study revealed.
Making a meal more memorable may help to eat less bad stuff. If you watch TV while you eat, you'll eat more than planned.
Obesity should not just be defined by weight, but also by a person's health.
Doctors should go beyond only recommending diet and exercise. They should take a holistic approach to health.