#35 Weight loss: relying on discipline & willpower is setting you up for failure (Stephan Guyenet)
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Stephan spent 11 years in the neuroscience research world studying neurodegenerative disease and the neuroscience of body fatness. His book, The Hungry Brain, was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly and called “essential” by The New York Times Book Review. He is the founder and director of Red Pen Reviews, a nonprofit that publishes free expert reviews of popular nutrition books.
In the Show:
- Brain's Role in Overeating: Unveiling how ancient instincts shape our food choices.
- Willpower vs. Brain: Why discipline isn't always the answer to eating habits.
- Genetic Factors in Obesity: Dispelling common myths.
- Subconscious Eating Triggers: How instincts affect modern weight loss.
- Outsmart Your Eating Instincts: Two effective strategies for healthy food choices.
- Rapid fire: What does happiness mean for him, what he would have wished to know at the age of 20 and any life decision he would take differently?
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