83 Traci Mann - The Science of Weight Loss

Inquiring Minds

Science, Society & Culture, Neuroscience, Female Host, Interview, Social Sciences, Critical Thinking

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🗓️ 24 April 2015

⏱️ 68 minutes

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On the show this week we talk to Traci Mann, professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota and author of the new book Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again.iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inquiring-minds/id711675943RSS: feeds.feedburner.com/inquiring-mindsStitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/inquiring-mindsTumblr: inquiringshow.tumblr.comSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds

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1:09.2	1076413. So, I'm going to ask you a few personal questions today.
1:15.9	Let's do it. How do you feel about your body? Not great. To be perfectly honest, you know the
1:21.7	freshman 15? Uh-huh. That was more like the freshman 45. And I think it's persisted for a long time since then.
1:30.8	I don't.
1:31.4	And since having a kid, I say that as if I birthed him.
1:35.8	But since having a kid, I just don't have as much time as I want to exercise and just stay as active.
1:42.7	So it's interesting that you said that, that you don't have as much time in exercise and stay
1:46.1	active, but you didn't say anything about dieting.
1:48.8	So have you tried dieting?
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