The Death of Dieting
Briefly

The mass appeal of dieting really took off in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a multibillion-dollar industry, despite poor long-term efficacy.
For all best-selling books and celebrity endorsements, dieting has proven an abysmal failure for long-term weight loss, with obesity rates rising significantly.
Diets do not work as a long-term weight loss strategy, leading to a 300 percent increase in obesity-related diseases while diets proliferate.
Decades of dietary dogma have not only failed to combat obesity but also perpetuated stigma and increased the risk of eating disorders.
Read at Psychology Today
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