The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 6): A Fast-Paced, Fast Food Life
5/18/2012; 7 minutes
The pace of modern life is a key contributor to today's obesity epidemic. UCSF's Elissa Epel and Barbara Laraia explain the stress connection and offer practical and effective solutions that don't involve dieting and exercise. (#23721)
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- Comfort Food May Be “Self-Medication” for Stress, Dialing Down Stress Response (UCSF News Center)
Mindfulness Intervention for Stress Eating to Reduce Cortisol and Abdominal Fat Among Overweight and Obese Women: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Study (Journal of Obesity, 2011)
- Stress Reduction and Mindful Eating Curb Weight Gain Among Overweight Women (UCSF News Center)
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- Fructose: Metabolic, Hedonic, and Societal Parallels with Ethanol, by Robert H. Lustig (Journal of the American Dietetic Association, September 2010)
- Public Health: The Toxic Truth About Sugar (Nature article by Robert Lustig, Laura Schmidt and Claire Brindis)
- The Fructose Epidemic, by Robert H. Lustig (The Bariatrician, June 2009)
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