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The research is clear: Most of the people who adopt diets to lose weight end up gaining it all back within weeks and months. Sometimes they even gain more weight than they started with. Does that mean we should throw up our hands and give up on trying to eat better? Absolutely not. What we need is a different perspective. One that accounts for the many facets of wellness.
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References:
1. Greger M. How Not to Diet: The groundbreaking science of healthy, permanent weight loss. Flatiron Books (2019).
2. Katz, D. Obesity…be damned!: what it will take to turn the tide. Harvard Health Policy Rev. 2006;7(2):135–51.
3. Mackie GM, Samocha-Bonet D, Tam CS. Does weight cycling promote obesity and metabolic risk factors?. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2017;11(2):131-139. doi:10.1016/j.orcp.2016.10.284
4. Wing RR, Phelan S. Long-term weight loss maintenance. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;82(1 Suppl):222S-225S. doi:10.1093/ajcn/82.1.222S
5. Campbell TC (with Nelson Disla). The Future of Nutrition: An insider’s look at the science, why we keep getting it wrong, and how to start getting it right. BenBella Books (2020).
The research is clear: Most of the people who adopt diets to lose weight end up gaining it all back within weeks and months. Sometimes they even gain more weight than they started with. Does that mean we should throw up our hands and give up on trying to eat better? Absolutely not. What we need is a different perspective. One that accounts for the many facets of wellness.
Learn more about CNS's Caribbean Immersion Program here: caribbeanretreat.nutritionstudies.org
References:
1. Greger M. How Not to Diet: The groundbreaking science of healthy, permanent weight loss. Flatiron Books (2019).
2. Katz, D. Obesity…be damned!: what it will take to turn the tide. Harvard Health Policy Rev. 2006;7(2):135–51.
3. Mackie GM, Samocha-Bonet D, Tam CS. Does weight cycling promote obesity and metabolic risk factors?. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2017;11(2):131-139. doi:10.1016/j.orcp.2016.10.284
4. Wing RR, Phelan S. Long-term weight loss maintenance. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;82(1 Suppl):222S-225S. doi:10.1093/ajcn/82.1.222S
5. Campbell TC (with Nelson Disla). The Future of Nutrition: An insider’s look at the science, why we keep getting it wrong, and how to start getting it right. BenBella Books (2020).
