The Fat Trap: No Hope for the Overweight?
Nutrition Diva isn’t throwing in the towel on healthy weight loss just yet.
Monica Reinagel, MS, LD/N, CNS
Several of you have asked me to comment on “The Fat Trap,” Tara Parker-Pope’s recent piece in the New York Times Magazine. The centerpiece of the article is the same study that I talked about in my recent podcast, Lose Weight Without Dieting. In a nutshell, researchers found that dieters experienced long-term hormonal and metabolic changes that made it very difficult not to regain the weight. Although Parker-Pope (who confesses to having her own weight struggles) tries hard to salvage some sense of hope and optimism, it’s hard not to come away from her piece feeling that trying to lose weight is simply a waste of time.
But I am not ready to throw in the towel on healthy weight loss just yet. Read More »