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?
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.
Do you have someone in your life who wants you to be fat? It may be why you're not losing weight.
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.
When weightloss turns into a lifelong struggle, diet plans and exercise regimes are just not enough - sometimes decoding your relationship with food is the key to lasting success.
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.
Are you forever checking your conscience before eating something? Here's how to ease the guilt, enjoy the odd treat and keep your weight in check, says DietDoc.
Our psychological makeup plays an important role in either promoting or preventing obesity. DietDoc comments.
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.
Advertising, appetite stimulating cues and psycho-social expectations are all external psychological factors that can play a role in obesity.
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.
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.
Many people who are overweight suffer from depression because of their lack of self-esteem, frustration and feelings of helplessness. Are you one of them? Here's help.
Psychological factors like depression and/or anxiety, and self-deception may be hampering your desire to lose weight.
DietDoc takes a look at what makes up the obese personailty and the reasons why partners, parents and family sometimes overfeed an already obese person.
