The Dieting Experience
Changing the conversation about weight loss and dieting
Dr. Laurie Patlin Suttenberg, DSW, LCSW-QS, DCSW
Intro to the Experience
References
Diet Book Collage:
Diet Plan TV Commercials Over the Years Youtube:
Ayds Diet Candy
Coke Keeps You Thin
Janet Jackson Nutrisystem
Jason Alexander Jenny Craig
Jennifer Hudson Believe Weight Watchers
Jessica Simpson for Weight Watchers
Kirstie Alley Jenny Craig
LA Weight Loss Commercials
Mariah Carey on Jenny Craig
Oprah’s New Weight Watchers Journey
R.D.X. Weight Loss Pills
Richard Simmons Deal a Meal
Sharon Osbourne Atkins Diet
Slimfast It’s Your Thing
South Beach Diet
Valerie Bertinelli’s New Bikini for Jenny Craig
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016) National Health Interview Survey: Section 6 Obesity. National Center for Health Statistics.
Graphs included are the early release of 2015 selected estimates of obesity using factors such as age and gender.
Hill, Catey. (2015) 10 Things the weight-loss industry won’t tell you. MarketWatch.
The weight loss industry is big business. This article looks at how the goal of individual weight loss does not always align with the industry's focus on profits.
Market Data Enterprises. (2014) Weight Loss Market Sheds Some Dollars in 2013.
This 2014 report highlights the shift from diet products to diet services. In 2013, the total market value of weight loss products and services was $60.5 billion.
Super Diet Genius Weight Loss Mobile App.
This is an example of a mobile app that the user customizes to assist in weight loss on the go.
Turner-McGrievy, G. M., & Tate, D. F. (2013). Weight loss social support in 140 characters or less: use of an online social network in a remotely delivered weight loss intervention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 3(3), 287–294. http://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-012-0183-y
This study examines the relationship and impact of social media on weight loss.
Stigma of Willpower
Jennifer Livingston Youtube:
Pig and Cookies Youtube:
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Aristotle. (2015). The Nicomachean Ethics. (D.P. Chase, Trans.) Massapequa, NY: Seedbox Press, LLC.
This book on Aristotle's philosophical work on the broad subject of ethics includes considerable discussion regarding his views on willpower.
Baumeister, Roy. "Willpower and how to make it work for you." Youtube, uploaded by Happy & Well, http://ed.ted.com/on/zeX2vGg8.
This TED video looks at willpower as a muscle that can be strenghtened.
Surpreant, Chris. “Philosophy - The Good Life: Aristotle.” YouTube, uploaded Sept. 8, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFPBf1AZOQg&feature=youtu.be.
This video overviews Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.
Veit, Helen Zoe. (2013). Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the Rise of Modern Eating in the Early Twentieth Century. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
This book explores American cultural attitudes and beliefs regarding willpower and weight during the Progressive Era.
Willpower & Childhood
Cookie Monster Youtube:
Frog and Toad Youtube:
Children's Food Packaging Images:
Marshmallow Experiment Youtube:
CDC Children's Obesity Rate Chart:
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016) Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2011-2014. National Center for Health Statistics.
Graph included depicts trends in obesity prevalence amon youth aged 2-19 years.
Emond JA, Lansigan RK, Ramanujam A, et al. Randomized Exposure to Food Advertisements and Eating in the Absence of Hunger Among Preschoolers. Pediatrics. 2016;138(6):e20162361
Studies the effect of food advertising on preschoolers.
Gilbert-Diamond, D, Emond, JA, et al. (2016) Television food advertisement exposure and FTO rs9939609 genotype in relation to excess consumption in children. International Journal of Obesity, 1-7. doi:10.1038/ijo.2016.163.
Studies the effect of food advertising on children 9 to 10 years old.
Howard, Jacqueline. (2016) The "surprising" way food ads sway preschoolers' snacking habits. CNN.com.
Reports recent studies on the effects of food advertising to children.
Mischel, W., Ebbesen, EB, and Zeiss, AR. (1972). Cognitive and attentional mechanisms in delay of gratification. Journal of Personality And Social Psychology, 21(2), 204-18.
This landmark research investigated instant gratification in children.
Perceptions of Willpower Through Images
Rod Stewart Song Youtube:
People Eating Images:
Bikini Clad Woman Eating Burger
Heavier Woman Eating Ice Cream
Man on Couch With Remote Eating Pizza
Man With Ketchup Stains Eating Burger
Thinner Woman Eating Ice Cream
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Rose, Gillian. (2007). Visual Methodologies, An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials. London: Sage Publications Ltd.
A best selling guide to the study and analysis of visual culture.
A Year of Willpower Challenges
Special Occasion Food Images:
Willpower Through the Video Lens
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Videos:
A Look at Willpower in Podcasts
How to Strengthen Your Willpower:
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Washington University in St. Louis
The Willpower Instinct
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The Dieting Experience Podcast
The Dieting Experience:
The Dieting Experience Podcast
Podcast Music:
Romance for Piano and Cello by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/50238 Ft: AT
Nocturnal Improvisations (Duet) by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/51482 Ft: Doxent Zsigmond
Mellow Piano by Doxent Zsigmond by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/42411 Ft: Doxent Zsigmond
Research Sources:
Bellows, L., and Moore, R. (2013). Weight-Loss Products, Programs, and Diets. Colorado State University Extension.
This article gives a roundup and review of dieting and weight loss products and programs in 2013.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016) National Health Interview Survey: Section 6 Obesity. National Center for Health Statistics.
Graphs included are the early release of 2015 selected estimates of obesity using factors such as age and gender.
Hill, Catey. (2015) 10 Things the weight-loss industry won’t tell you. MarketWatch.
The weight loss industry is big business. This article looks at how the goal of individual weight loss does not always align with the industry's focus on profits.
Hoffmann, W., et al. (2014). Dieting and the self-control of eating in everyday environments: An experience sampling study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 19(3) 523-539.
This study compares willpower in dieters to willpower in non-dieters.
Market Data Enterprises. (2014) Weight Loss Market Sheds Some Dollars in 2013.
This 2014 report highlights the shift from diet products to diet services. In 2013, the total market value of weight loss products and services was $60.5 billion.
Prinsen, S., et al. (2016). Oops I Did it Again: Examining Self-Licensing Effects in a Subsequent Self-Regulation Dilemma. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 8(1), 104-126. do: 10.111/aphw.12064
This article explains the term “self-licensing” through the lens of food and dieting.
Siahpush, M., Tibbits, M., et al. (2015). Dieting Increases the Likelihood of Subsequent Obesity and BMI Gain: Results from a Prospective Study of an Australian National Sample. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22(5), 662-671.
This study concludes with the warning that common diets claiming to result in sustained weight loss may, in fact, lead to weight gain.
Wolpert, Stuart. (2007). Dieting Does Not Work, UCLA Researchers Report. UCLA Newsroom.
This article asks the fundamental question of whether dieting works in the long term.
Movie Title:
"Food, Glorious Food..." From Oliver!. Lionel Bart (1960), composer, lyricist, writer
Movie Music:
Twilight Waltz by Kavin Hoo (c) copyright 2014
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Reflections on Fat and Dieting
Video Music:
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Video Clip:
Biggest Loser Contestants Open Up About Continuing Weight Battles.
Research Sources:
Bellows, L., and Moore, R. (2013). Weight-Loss Products, Programs, and Diets. Colorado State University Extension.
This article gives a roundup and review of dieting and weight loss products and programs in 2013.
Carroll, Margaret D., Flegal, Katherine M., Fryer, Cheryl D., and Ogden, Cynthia L. (2015). Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2011-2014. NCHS Data Brief, No. 219.
This article provides statistics regarding the prevalence of obesity in the United States.