Category Archives: Psychology

Currently there is an epidemic of obesity in Western nations. This epidemic has been slow to appear, and likely results from a gradual transition from a traditional high quality whole food diet to a modern Western affaire. The result is … Continue reading →

The current mainstream model of weight gain states that it occurs through a positive energy balance which is caused by too little physical activity and too much food. In other words, body fat accumulation is a direct result of greed … Continue reading →

The health benefits of a lower body weight and more muscular body composition are well reported in the scientific literature. In particular, the risk of cardiovascular disease is reduced with reduced body fat, and this relates largely to the concomitant … Continue reading →

The Western diet is dangerous because it not only causes weight gain, but because during this process it primes the individual to the taste of Western foods. Generally such foods contain too much fat, too much sugar and far too … Continue reading →

Weight gain is relatively easy. Consume a typical Western diet for a number of decades and considerable metabolic damage will have been done to the insulin system that is a key regulator of energy balance. The consequence of this damage … Continue reading →