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Robert Eisinger is certainly full of himself.  Pity he is less informed about the science than he should be to make such dismissive comments on an issue about which he clearly knows so little.   I will stick with Dr. Cohen's views.  Too bad you failed to indicate that she comes to this work from the perspective of her MD degree.  

Drake

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Actually Sondara, counting calories is indeed the best way to know what you are doing to affect your weight.    I appreciate that you want to see others and external factors  as the cause of weight problems, but indeed the data show that when there is calorie posting, most people do make healthier choices, modify portion sizes and avoid second helpings.   I do agree with you that the weight loss industry is a powerful interest group that wants to "own" the solutions.   But the truth is that individuals can actually make the most important difference on their own with information that they can control.     Finally, the idea that overweight people are actually healthier is simply not correct.  Some may test healthy, but the long term impact of being overweight on the body is negative.   Good luck with your pursuit of health and  know that indeed that you can take charge of your own life and knowing calories is a valuable part of that personal responsibility.

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