Mindful Eating May Be Better Than Dieting For Controlling Weight, Neuroscientist Says.

op-ed, neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt, PhD, wrote that instead of dieting, mindful eating may be a better way of controlling weight. Eating mindfully means “paying attention to signals of hunger and fullness, without judgment, to relearn how to eat only as much as the brain’s weight-regulation system commands.” Aamodt pointed out, “Relative to chronic dieters, people who eat when they’re hungry and stop when they’re full are less likely to become overweight, maintain more stable weights over time and spend less time thinking about food.”http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/opinion/sunday/why-you-cant-lose-weight-on-a-diet.html?_r=0