Article: The Conspiracy to Keep You Fat
Video: The Killer American Diet Thats Sweeping the Planet
Video: Why Dieting Doesnt Usually Work
In the article, the author provides an interesting perspective on how our eating choices (i.e., behaviors) can be subconsciously manipulated to cause us to make unhealthy dietary selections and to overeat. The author discusses how the government could play a more influential role in reducing the obesity epidemic in the United States. The presenter in the first video also implies that food companies can play an influential role in reducing the obesity epidemic. What is your thought on the authors and presenters points of view? Do you think the government could (or should) play a more influential role in lowering the nations increasing obesity rate? Discuss your answer. The presenter in the second video provides an interesting and thought-provoking perspective on how our brain controls our normal weight range (i.e., set point theory) and how it can counteract our weight loss efforts. What are your thoughts regarding this presenters presentation? During your diets, have you experienced any of the things she discussed?
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