Binge eating: why restricting makes it worse

You have a set of rules that were designed to fail. In 1945 a physiologist took thirty six healthy young men, restricted their food for six months, and watched binge eating appear in men who had never binged in their lives. We've known what restriction does since 1950. We're still selling people the opposite. No listener question this week. Just the evidence. In this episode: What the Minnesota Starvation Experiment found, and why the psychological results matter more than the physical ones Why the hunger after a diet is measurable, and why one study found it still hadn't gone back to normal after a year Why binge eating usually isn't starve all day then eat everything at night, and what's actually happening instead The milkshake study that found dieters ate MORE after being fed, and what that tells you about the "what the hell" moment Why banning a food makes it louder, not quieter Six things that break the cycle, starting with the one nobody wants to hear When it's more than a messy Friday night, and where to get proper help @paulthenutritionist on instagram!