Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine [electronic resource] : The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight
Kessler, David A.2025
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Almost one in three Australians struggles with obesity and its related health conditions, including heart disease and diabetes. It affects life expectancy and quality of life, and yet for decades medical bias and societal pressure have left many feeling judged, confused and often left behind.
Now former US Food and Drug Administration commissioner David A. Kessler urges us to see obesity in a new light. He explains how processed food has changed our brain chemistry, creating both an addiction to highly rewarding foods and compulsive cravings that cause us to eat more. But this change doesn't have to be permanent. Illuminating cutting-edge research on the many factors that influence weight—from neuroscience to nutrition—Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine outlines what we can learn from addiction science to change our relationship with food and free ourselves from the lifelong battle.
Kessler offers a clear-eyed view of the recent, much-publicised medications promoted as a solution to obesity, and a critical examination of this new class of drugs.
Eye-opening, provocative, and empowering, Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled with their body
weight—which is to say, everyone.
David A. Kessler, M.D., served as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration under presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He is a paediatrician and has been the dean of the medical schools at Yale and the University of California. He is the father of two and lives with his wife in Washington, DC.
'A great read! Really excellent stuff. Kessler brilliantly walks the tightrope between the hype and the criticism around the new weight loss drugs—weaving personal stories with superbly accessible science. An important and illuminating book.' Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed People
'Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine is a tour de force and reflects a clarity of thinking on many controversial issues from food restricting to intuitive eating, body positivity to toxic fat, and GLP-1 agonists as a possible revolutionary tool to combat obesity. There's even a section on menopause! This book is the definitive scientific source on food addiction.' Anna Lembke, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation
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Kessler, David A., Author
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[Place of publication not identified] : The Text Publishing Company, 2025
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
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9781923059481
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English
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103249
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