When dieting interferes with dieting

Last Updated on Thursday, 07 July 2011 06:50 Saturday, 25 June 2011 20:22

Radhika Takru, writing on the excellent brainblogger.com website, reports on research suggesting that dietary restraint can, somewhat ironically, lead to binge eating. But only if you are already of a particular genetic predisposition.

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