Food Psychology – Page 4 – Dr. Barry Dworkin

School junk food bans may be having a positive health outcome but data source is limited by self-reporting bias

June 26, 2017

Health Headlines Commentary for June 26, 2017 Source: Banning of junk food sales in Canadian schools having a positive effect: study
Biggest Loser producer’s comments exemplify fat-shaming attitude so destructive to people with obesity

June 12, 2017

Health Headlines Commentary for June 12, 2017 Source: ‘Biggest Loser’ producer says ex-contestants to blame for regaining weight
Ottawa should not be in the business of supporting the Sugar Cabal

March 29, 2017

Health Headlines Commentary for March 29, 2017 Source: Ottawa Public Health mulls ways to shield kids from junk food Reference:
Skipping breakfast study cannot make clear link to increased risk of heart disease; many other factors involved of which it is one.

January 31, 2017

Health Headlines Commentary for January 31, 2017 Source: DON’T skip breakfast! Official advice warns that missing out on a morning meal raises the risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes Reference: Skipping Breakfast Increases Heart Risk
Salt craving a potentially innate brain function modified by our genes

November 25, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for November 25, 2016 Source: Chips over cookies? Your ‘salt tooth’ may be why you’re eating too much sodium Reference: Not published. Findings were presented this week at the American Heart Association’s Annual Scientific Sessions.
Prolonged sleep deprivation may lead to extra calorie consumption

November 8, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for November 8, 2016 Source: How many extra calories do you eat after a sleepless night? Hint: It’s more than you think Reference: The effects of partial sleep deprivation on energy balance: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Intermittent fasting may help with weight loss and control

November 7, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for November 7, 2016 Source: Want to lose weight? Eat dinner at 2 p.m. to burn calories and boost fat loss Reference: Findings were presented Thursday at the Obesity Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans Nov 2017
Study suggest that diabetics have difficult time breaking through weight-loss plateau

October 31, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for October 31, 2016 Source: Hit a weight-loss plateau? Blame your growing appetite, study suggests Reference: To be presented in Journal Obesity sometime in November 2016
Headlines stating artificial sweeteners may increase appetite omits stating that it is only in fruit flies and mice

July 19, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for July 19, 2016 Source: Artificial sweeteners could increase appetite by 30 per cent: study Reference: Sucralose Promotes Food Intake through NPY and a Neuronal Fasting Response