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Secrets from the Eating Lab

The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again

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Secrets from the Eating Lab

By: Traci Mann PhD
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From her office in the University of Minnesota's Health and Eating Lab, professor Traci Mann researches self-control and dieting. And what she has discovered is groundbreaking. Not only do diets not work, they often result in weight gain. Americans are losing the battle of the bulge because our bodies and brains are not hardwired to resist food - the very idea of it works against our biological imperative to survive.

In Secrets from the Eating Lab, Mann challenges assumptions - including those that make up the very foundation of the weight loss industry - about how diets work and why they fail. The result of more than two decades of research, it offers cutting-edge science and exciting new insights into the American obesity epidemic and our relationship with eating and food.

©2015 Traci Mann (P)2015 Tantor
Diets, Nutrition & Healthy Eating Psychology Social Psychology & Interactions Weight Loss & Weight Control Mental Health Human Brain

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" Secrets from the Eating Lab offers a behind-the-scenes look into one of the most ingenious and creative labs in the country." (Brian Wansink, PhD, author of Mindless Eating)

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some boring areas, but great overall

Some boring areas, but great overall. Thats all I have to say, but this requires more characters.

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Fascinating and practical!

Excellent book. Eye opening truth about the diet industry and he health bias that exists in the setting of obesity. Great psychology and physiology insights which can be applied to life practically.

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This book was fascinating

I’m not sure that I will have any long-term life changing eating habits after reading this book, but it sure was interesting! Human nature is a fascinating study and the perspective on the brain and food was well worth the listen.
#weightloss #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

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Good solid research

Contains the facts we have to face. No false promises and no potions to sell.

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Read this before you or a loved one diets!

There is so much about weight loss, dieting, obesity that we think we know. However, Traci Mann and her students have looked at all of the studies that claim to tell us what we think we know -- and have found something different. This book is a must read if you think you or someone you know needs to go on a diet and lose weight. Not only does Traci blast away some of the myths that pervade our culture, but she also gives very good practical tips to help reign in undesired eating habits. She also points out all the ways that the "being overweight is unhealthy for you" message.

And she is human, very, very human. She is not a person who has figured everything out and is living the perfect life. She is someone like me, who struggles sometimes. She has data. She has life experience. And she makes it all very interesting to listen to.

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Great research and stories

I learned a lot about strategies that work for a healthy lifestyle that don't involving dieting or relying on will power. That's just not possible long term. Great book with helpful stories and research showing what works and what doesn't.

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Healthy way to view food

I really enjoyed this book. I have been dieting much of my life and through her research shared ways for me to get the results I truly need vs. just want because society tells me I should be a certain way. I have already started using her tips and am happier and feel better about my relationship with food.

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Good read

Loved the use of real scientific evidence throughout the book. No guru mumbo jumbo here.