Traci Mann - The Eating Lab

Dr. Mann is uniquely qualified to provide the real truth about dieting, eating, obesity, and self-control. She is a widely cited expert, but she does not run a diet clinic or test diets, and she has never taken a penny from commercial diet companies, sat on their boards of directors, or endorsed one of their products. Because of this, her livelihood, research funding, and reputation are not dependent on her reporting that diets work or that obesity is unhealthy. This sets her apart from nearly all diet and obesity researchers and allows her to speak the truth about these topics, which she does with abandon.
She is the author of "Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again."
Traci Mann spoke at IdeaFestival 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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[@gwendolynfoster4821]

I'm an RD, LD and love this presentation. I'm going to check out the book!

[@andrewgorgey2127]

I sought out Dr. Mann's book, The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again, precisely because she was more or less the only person saying diets don't work. Diet books filled shelf after shelf at the library, and hers was the only book saying "don't diet." Her positive messages include realistic strategies for learning to live at your "leanest livable weight," at the low end of your set weight range. Weight loss and weight management are complex, multi-faceted topics, that include science, art, spirituality, emotions, and more. I've found Dr. Mann's book helpful. At a minimum, her arguments demand consideration.

[@sheagaier7582]

Wonderful talk :)

[@raidtheferry]

yeuuup I'm uncut too it's nice to finally be represented in academia