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Am I Destined To Be This Size?

Food, We Need To Talk

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Is Your Family History a Predictor of Overeating?

People that score high on questions of impulsivity are more likely to be overweight. If you eat a high fat diet, there is evidence in humans and in animals that parts of the brain adapt that are important for regulating things like impulsivity. It's really easy to listen to all the stuff we've been talking about and just think, what the heg i'm screwed. There's no point in trying anything? I'm not going to try to eat welli’m not going to exercise, because i am basically just fighting my body on everything. O but u no, let me show you the bright side: actually our behaviors are within our control. And you know what? Behavior

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