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Beliefs on Best Way to Lose Weight Can Torpedo New Year’s Resolutions

By Guest PostJanuary 5, 2013Healthanirban mukhopadhyay, beliefs, body mass, brent mcferran, calorie burn, calorie intake, diet, exercise, hong kong university, java chip frappucino, less food, lose weight, obesity, overestimate, poor diet, predict, setting a goal, starbucks, success, underestimate, university of michigan, us population

ANN ARBOR — People setting a goal to lose weight in 2013 may want to first ask themselves if diet or exercise is more important to success.

Whether a person believes obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise can predict whether he or she will gain or lose weight, according to University of Michigan research to be published in the journal Psychological Science.

With two-thirds of the adult U.S. population classified as overweight or obese and similar numbers in many developed nations, obesity has become an important health concern. (more…)

Public Obsession with Obesity May be More Dangerous than Obesity Itself, UCLA Author Says

Much has been made about who or what is to blame for the “obesity epidemic” and what can or should be done to stem the tide of rising body mass among the U.S. population.

A new book by a UCLA sociologist turns these concerns on their head by asking two questions. First, how and why has fatness been medicalized as “obesity” in the first place? Second, what are the social costs of this particular way of discussing body size? (more…)

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Beliefs on Best Way to Lose Weight Can Torpedo New Year’s Resolutions

Public Obsession with Obesity May be More Dangerous than Obesity Itself, UCLA Author Says