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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
From an obesity and neuroscience researcher with a knack for engaging, humorous storytelling, The Hungry Brain uses cutting-edge science to answer the questions: why do we overeat, and what can we do about it?
No one wants to overeat. And certainly no one wants to overeat for years, become overweight, and end up with a high risk of diabetes or heart disease—yet two thirds of Americans
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"Big Girl chronicles Kelsey's journey into self-loathing and disordered eating-and out of it. This is a memoir for anyone who's dealt with a distorted body image, food issues, or a dysfunctional family. It's for the late-bloomers and the not-yet-bloomed. It's for everyone who's tried and failed and felt like a big, fat loser. So, basically, everyone."--Page 4 of cover.
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Sugar Legowski-Gracia wasn't always fat, but fat is what she is now at age seventeen. Not as fat as her mama, who is so big she hasn't gotten out of bed in months. When Sugar meets Even (not Evan; his nearly illiterate father misspelled his name on the birth certificate), she has the new experience of someone seeing her and not her body. As their unlikely friendship builds, Sugar allows herself to think about the future for the first time, a future...
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Discusses health issues that are caused or worsened by obesity, including heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, hypertension, and respiratory problems, and explores ways to prevent or manage these conditions. Includes research activities, text based questions, a glossary of key terms, and a list of additional resources.
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Presents information on the connection between emotions and eating, and provides guidance on managing emotions without using food as a coping mechanism and recognizing whether hunger is physical or emotional. Includes research activities, text based questions, a glossary, and a list of additional resources.
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"When you feel sad, do you reach for the cookie jar? If you're bored, do you munch on potato chips? If you're worried, do you make yourself feel better with a bowl of ice cream? Lots of people turn to food to help them cope with their feelings. The problem with that, though, is that when we eat too much, we gain weight. Around the world, more people are overweight than ever before. It's a big health problem. And that's one reason you should be sure...
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La sanación de la obesidad va mucho más allá de la creencia de que nuestro único problema es el peso y que una vez que esté controlado con alguna dieta, todo se arreglará. La verdadera solución pasa por reconocer que muchas veces el hambre que sentimos no es fisiológica, sino que obedece a necesidades emocionales que de no ser escuchadas y atendidas persistiran con su conocida carga de ansiedad y culpa.