Like Alice in the strange world of Wonderland, sometimes we feel totally at the mercy of our environment. Either the fast-food lunches our coworkers carry past our desks, or the attitudes of the people in our lives – loved ones, friends, and acquaintances, people who say, “Oh, come on – you can have just one [...]
Summary of main points. • There are a number of critical periods throughout life where gains and losses in body fat and body weight are likely to occur. • Some of these are due to physiological causes, others to behaviour and/or periods of high stress, crisis or grief. • Restrained eaters may be likely to [...]
There is some inter-conversion between nutrients such as protein being converted to glucose (gluconeogenesis) for release into the bloodstream, but under normal conditions, the capacity to convert one nutrient into another for storage is very limited. Also, humans have little capacity to ‘waste’ extra energy by burning it off. This process, which has been termed [...]
“We need you in San Francisco in 48 hours,’” shouts Rosanna Pit-tella, mimicking her job’s frequent and urgent demands for air travel. “Usually, I’d go by the seat of my pants and come home with 10 extra pounds.” She’s exaggerating, of course, but not by much. At one time, the 41-year-old consulting-firm director and mother [...]