Bad Appetite

The social, psychological, and biological drivers of appetite
by Susan Carnell, Ph.D.

Happy New Year! Now tighten your belt.

By Susan Carnell, Ph.D. on January 7, 2009 in Bad Appetite

Job cuts. Foreclosures. Rising gas prices. The economy hasn't looked this dire in decades and 2009's going to be a tough one. But what does it mean for the obesity epidemic? Is the world just too horrible for anyone to care about something as trivial as an expanding girth? Read More

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Susan Carnell

Susan Carnell is a research psychologist at the New York Obesity Research Center and Columbia University, where she studies what drives some people toward obesity.

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