WEIGHT LOSS - ARE WE EATING TO STIMULATE OURSELVES

David Kessler

The food, the industry is selling is much more powerful than we realized. Foods high in fat, salt and sugar alter the brain's chemistry in ways that compel people to overeat. I used to think I ate to feel full. Now I know, we have the science that shows, we're eating to stimulate ourselves. And so the question is what are we going to do about it? - David Kessler

David Kessler is Harvard-trained doctor, lawyer, medical school dean and former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and author of the book 'The End of Overeating'.