Thought the list might like this.
Ben
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Subject: NNF - Is Willpower a Diet Myth?


> October 25, 1999
> NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS
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> Today's Topic: Is Willpower a Diet Myth?
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> Scientists have been debating whether willpower actually exists.
> Most weight-loss researchers seem to think willpower is an outdated
> and discredited concept.  The N.Y. Times printed a summary of the
> debate in its Oct. 5, 1999 edition.  From the early 1950's, willpower
> was an accepted concept, but in the late 1960's behavior modification
> became a principal approach to weight loss and is the most widely
> accepted among academic researchers today.
>
> Weight loss experts describe today's food environment as toxic for
> weight loss.  Many delicious foods are widely available for
> relatively low cost and are heavily advertised.  Why some people are
> tempted while others are not is unknown.
>
> HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:  Not all experts dismiss
> willpower as an entity that can help in weight loss.  Whether
> willpower is based on psychological or biological factors seems
> irrelevant, except in a semantic or cultural sense.  It may be more
> politically correct to blame hormones than choice, but in this case,
> it amounts to the same end result.
>
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