01. The obese personality
Our psychological makeup plays an important role in either promoting or preventing obesity. DietDoc comments.
Read | 02. Food and guilt
Do you feel guilty every time you eat a food that you think is 'forbidden'? Or do you agonise about eating take-aways? Don't let food rule your life - read DietDoc's comments.
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03. The emotions of overeating
Eating is meant to be nice. But what if you use it to make you feel better, and you're packing on the pounds? And then eating to make you feel less depressed about your weight?
Read | 04. Fear makes us fat
In theory, losing weight is simple, right? You just have to eat less and exercise more. But if it were really this easy, why aren't we all doing it? A psychologist answers.
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05. Investigating binge eating disorder
Binge eating disorder is strongly associated with psychological problems. Patients are usually depressed and often suffer from anxiety, particularly panic disorder and PTSD.
Read | 06. Stress – can it make you fat?
The link between stress and weight gain is receiving a great deal of media attention these days and you might be wondering whether all this hype is actually based on fact.
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07. Stress - coping
At the end of your tether? If you're not going to use “stress-eating” as your coping mechanism, what can you do?
Read | 08. Self-deception
Psychological factors like depression and/or anxiety, and self-deception may be hampering your desire to lose weight.
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09. When ads entice you to eat
Advertising, appetite stimulating cues and psycho-social expectations are all external psychological factors that can play a role in obesity.
Read | 10. Parents & partners
This article looks at psychological factors in the environment that play an important role in overweight.
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11. Obesity and depression
Severe depression can be responsible for pronounced weight gain or loss, and diet-related conditions such as obesity and anorexia can be responsible for causing depression.
Read | 12. Slimming: The psychiatric effect
Certain slimming diets depress important neurotransmitters and components in certain slimming pills have such drastic effects that they can change a person’s entire personality.
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13. Obesity all in the mind?
If obesity were only due to overeating, weight-loss programmes would be the simple answer. But why do so many people struggle to lose weight? The answer may be in the mind.
Read | 14. The psychology of food cravings
Can't stick to your diet because you're constantly plagued by food cravings? You're not alone - many other dieters have the same problem. DietDoc analyses the psychology behind it.
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