Dieting Beyond the Calorie
Did you know a calorie is not always a calorie once it enters the body?The calorie is a measurement of a unit of energy — the energy contained in food. And it’s at the heart of every weight loss strategy. Most people think of the calorie as an absolute measurement,...
Food Shaming is Not Helpful
The recent media attention on “fat-shaming” is fantastic — it is terrible that anyone should be made to feel badly for failing to match an unrealistic standard. Now it is time to give the same support and respect to those who are eating carefully because they are...
The Skinny on Fat, Part 1: Moderation is Sexy
Yet another article, this one in the New York Times, weighed in this week on the war over carbs and fats, and appeared to come out strongly favoring high-fat. Here is my take on this issue from my perspective as a weight regulation expert. The article also talked...
This is Not a Healthy Growth Curve
The most recent CDC numbers are depressing, showing an astronomical 75% of men and 67% of women currently struggling with their weight. Just when we think it can’t get any worse, it does. The figures break out to show nearly 40 percent of men and nearly 30 percent of...
Dr Roberts on juice cleanses and fasting (Part 3 in a series)
Desperation makes us susceptible to desperate measures, which brings us finally to the topic of juice cleanses and modified fasts.Begin Soapbox ;-)I’m sorry for ranting here, but of all the unfortunate concepts that greedy weight loss companies have dreamed up to...
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