Secrets from the Eating Lab, Traci Mann, Ph. D
Secrets from the Eating Lab, Traci Mann, Ph. D
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Secrets from the Eating Lab
The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again

Author: Traci Mann, Ph. D

Narrator: Donna Postel

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/28/2015

Synopsis

From her office in the University of Minnesota’s Health and Eating Lab, professor Traci Mann researches self-control and dieting. And what she has discovered is groundbreaking. Not only do diets not work; they often result in weight gain. Americans are losing the battle of the bulge because our bodies and brains are not hardwired to resist food—the very idea of it works against our biological imperative to survive.

In Secrets From the Eating Lab, Mann challenges assumptions—including those that make up the very foundation of the weight loss industry—about how diets work and why they fail. The result of more than two decades of research, it offers cutting-edge science and exciting new insights into the American obesity epidemic and our relationship with eating and food.

About Traci Mann, Ph. D

Traci Mann was a professor at UCLA for nine years before moving to the University of Minnesota and founding the Health and Eating Lab. Her research has been funded by the NIH, the USDA, and NASA, and is published in dozens of scholarly journals. She has received teaching awards at Stanford, UCLA, and the University of Minnesota, is the president of the Social Personality and Health (SPH) Network, and is an elected fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, The Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and the American Psychological Association. Dr. Mann lives with her husband, Stephen Engel (who is also a professor at the University of Minnesota), and two Engelmann boys, in Edina, Minnesota.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on April 11, 2015

I will never diet again after reading this book. No Weight Watchers, no Metabolic Reasearch Center, no nothing. No Dr. Fuhrman, no Dr. Atkins or Dr. T.Colin Campbell. Vegan or Paleo. It does not matter. Diets do not work. Period. What I learned from this book is that all diets are only designed to la......more

Goodreads review by D'Anne on March 18, 2016

I have mixed feelings about this book. She makes a lot of good points and all, especially about exercise and about the pernicious nature of the diet industry. She successfully argues that adopting a healthy lifestyle that includes nutritious foods and exercise is a much better idea than "going on a......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on May 31, 2015

I tend to agree with all of the author's main points. It's always nice to read things that confirm your existing beliefs! :) Here are some of my favorite clips from the book: Dieting doesn't work. Dieting isn't safe. Dieting has negative side-effects. If we were talking about a medication, doctors wou......more

Goodreads review by Amirography on June 05, 2018

Impressive book! It's highly scientific. Uses the current data are on Behavioural Economics. And it offers a good critical view of our current worldview while offering a soundly based set of recommendations to reach a realistic goal in fitness and health.......more

Goodreads review by LauriAnn on May 04, 2016

This lifted a weight off my shoulders (pun intended). "Your body is not your masterpiece--your life is." Glennon Melton......more

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