When we eat more calories that we burn our body stores the excess calories as fat until we reach a weight at which we burn all of the calories that we eat. So simple logic would suggest the way to lose weight is to eat fewer calories and/or burn more calories. But losing weight is usually not the simple. This presentation answered the following questions:

• Why is it so easy to gain weight but difficult to lose weight?
• Why does the body store excess calories as fat?
• Why do most diet plans work in the short run but fail in the long run?
• Why is eating more food the key to consuming fewer calories?
• "What is "calorie density" and how does it relate to weight loss?"
• "What is "satiety" and how does it relate to weight loss?"
• What are some strategies that can be used to lose weight?

Weight Loss Slides

Youtube Videos

• The Pleasure Trap - Dr. Douglas Lisle
  

• Escaping The Pleasure Trap - Dr. Alan Goldhamer
  

• The Cheese Trap: Addiction, Health & Weight Problems - Dr. Neal Barnard
  

• Are You Hooked On Food? | Interview with Michael Moss
  

• Evidence-Based Weight Loss - Dr. Michael Greger