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Food Addiction - A Different Perspective
Food and specific food addiction are often contentious subjects on these boards and sensitive issues for many people. It's easy for some people to dismiss the idea of food addiction and just as easy for others to cling to it. The research on the idea of it is far from settled, though. It remains a controversial subject…
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Medical Conditions Which Affect Weight: Separating Fact From Fiction
First let me say I know this can be a delicate topic, so I'd really hope to keep this discussion as civil as possible. For example, I have hypothyroidism, but I know that undiagnosed hypothyroidism is only responsible for a slowed metabolism which accounts for a minor weight gain. Overall caloric intake will ultimately…
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Predatory Weight Loss Company
I saw this story on CBS News this morning, and had to look it up on the internet. I was appalled. The gist is that Roca Labs, a purveyor of a weight loss gimmick peddled to people -- one forula as an alternative to gastric bypass surgery --had buyers of their product under some sort of gag clause by including a paper with…
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Name one misconception you had which posting on MFP has cleared up.
I thought this might be fun... but please! No bickering!!! I want to show what a great learning tool MFP can be. If you learned multiple things, just make a different post, so we have quick reads. TLDR's would be boring, I think. I learned that I didn't know what simple and complex carbohydrates really were. My apple that…
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People on the margins: A discussion regarding net calories
A conversation started due to an issue arising on a friend's feed this morning and I thought I'd bring it to the forums, because I often see two issues arising here that can come into conflict for people on the margins. Who are people on the margins? Well, there might be more than those who immediately spring to my mind,…
