Weight Management
Concepts
Health
NHANES data + 5 lifestyle factors
Smoking
Alcohol
Exercise
Diet
BMI
BMI only data
200 conditions
Mortality (IHD, Cancer)
Morbidity (OA, OSA, Depression, Pain, Incontinence, Dyspnoea)
Identity
Evidence for change of identity
Food + Diets
Ultra Processed
Calorie availability
Intermittent fasting no evidence weight loss at 12 months
Eating in morning versus evening, no difference if calories controlled but less hungry if front loaded
Stick celery 6 calories raw versus cooked 30 calories
Protein 100 calories package = 70 calories once processed and absorb due to energy required to utilise
Sugar of 100 calories = 100% used, but same calories unprocessed equals less e.g. whole cob of corn versus corn syrup
Industrially produced edible substance
50% fat and 50% sugar
Addiction + Dopamine reward pathway
Exercise
Drugs
Phentermine
Contrave
Liraglutide
Semaglutide
Topirimate
Metformin
Surgery
Dietitian
Psychologist
Exercise Physiologist
Resources
Chris Wan Tulleken / Ultraprocesssed Food / Diary of a CEO