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Obesity and diet

Jane Ogden explores the complex reasons involved in why people overeat and the many roles that food plays in our lives. She considers what we can learn from current interventions to improve obesity management.

Food plays a central role in our emotional and social lives
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Most current approaches to obesity management involve dietary interventions designed to change and reduce the amount of food consumed. However, research indicates that, although such interventions can induce weight loss in the short term, longer-term changes in weight, which are required if the individual’s health is to improve, are much more difficult to sustain.

Why do we eat?

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