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Yoni Freedhoff



Yoni Freedhoff is a Canadian professor and obesity expert. In 2004, he became the founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute, which provides non-surgical weight management.

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Making Homemade Nutella (Sorta)

So I saw an ad from Nutella bragging about how many hazelnuts are in it. That kinda made me curious what else a few tablespoons of Nutella contained

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This Ugly Diet and Weight-Related Complication Is Crippling Care and Progress

Blame and shame will not lead to sustainable weight loss.

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Modern Day Dieting Myth #9: Muscle Gain Outweighs Loss

"I'm not losing weight because I'm building muscle". You're not losing weight because you're consuming as much energy as you're burning. Full stop.

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On Practicing Calorie Awareness

Get to know your personal 'foodscape.'

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Modern Day Dieting Myth #11: There Are Bottles Full of Weight Loss

There is no shortage of products you can buy that suggest they'll help you to lose weight. Buy them and sadly the only thing you're likely to lose is your money.

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When Weight Loss Makes You Stupid

The drug-like, mind-altering side effects of weight loss can fuel an unhelpful message.

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Modern Day Dieting Myth #10: Save Your Calories for Dinner

Show up to a menu hungry and I guarantee the hunger-induced overeating and indulgences you choose will vastly outnumber the calories you "saved up" for dinner.

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Is 'Biggest Loser'-Style Weight Loss Healthy?

New research suggests that participants may not maintain their metabolically unhealthy losses.

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Modern Day Dieting Myth #8: There's One Right Diet

If that were true, the world would be slim. The key to knowing what diet is the right one for you is you being able to answer the question, "Could I happily live like this forever"? If the answer's no, you're on the wrong diet.

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No, 95 Percent of People Don’t Fail Their Diets

Dieting is often synonymous with suffering, so consider the reverse: 95 percent of diets fail people.

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