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NEWS ABOUT: overeating

overeating stories: 5 news summaries


 Overweight? Try 
 the Food Critic Diet 

New York's most terrifying critic recalls his weight struggle

Aug 21, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frank Bruni endured a lifelong struggle with his weight, veering close to 300 pounds before getting a handle on it—and going on to a 5-year reign as New York City’s most feared food critic. Though his New York Times job required him to sample the city’s most... More »

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food • New York City • overeating • overweight • book • Jay-ZTV • Frank Bruni

INTERVIEW

 Why Our Brains Want 
 What's Bad for Us 


Apr 30, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Food and Drug Administration chief David Kessler thinks Americans are victims of “conditioned hyper-eating,” and he’s written a book about it: The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite. The Wall Street Journal poked him for some answers about how food can “... More »

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obesity • FDA • fat • fast food industry • sugar • overeating • salt • Food and Drug Administration • David Kessler

(Newser) - When you wolf down a box of cookies at midnight, it only shows you're being human and relinquishing your self-control, Meredith Small writes on LiveScience. A recent study supports your habit, showing that subjects following the story of a waiter who resists gourmet dishes finally have to eat the same... More »

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evolution • study • psychology • overeating

Obesity Genes Mainly Affect
Your Brain

DNA behind appetites, tastes, and how likely we are to feel full: study

Dec 15, 08 10:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Overeating is all in your head, but you can blame that on your DNA, the Times of London reports. Of the seven gene variations connected with obesity, five affect the brain’s wiring, suggesting that an inherited tendency toward slimness has more to do with appetite and impulse control than... More »

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obesity • diet • eating • overeating • nature vs. nurture • genetic research • health research

(Newser) - New research takes an accepted truth about obese people and flips it upside down: They may, in fact, get less pleasure out of eating than people of normal weight, the LA Times reports. Researchers found that people who have weaker reward circuitry in the brain tend to overeat. Thus, while... More »

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obesity • food • obesity epidemic • dopamine • overeating • high calorie diet

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