In this webinar, Dr. Nicole Avena explains how foods high in sugar and fat can trigger addictive behaviors in the brain. She challenges the traditional view that obesity stems solely from personal choices or lack of willpower, arguing instead that the modern food environment—dominated by highly processed, sugar-rich products—activates the brain’s reward system in ways similar to addictive substances like alcohol and drugs. Drawing on recent advances in addiction science, the discussion shows how behaviors like overeating are now recognized as legitimate forms of addiction, with sugar’s neurological impact rivaling that of more conventional vices.

Webinar with Nicole Avena

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In essence: you can’t outrun a bad diet—exercise is essential for health, but meaningful weight control depends primarily on the quality and composition of what you eat.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-094911

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10 Pull-ups

10 Dips
10 bodyweight clean and jerks
Row 1,000 meters

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Exercise and Nutrition or Drugs for Pain and Aging

Effects of diet and exercise on pain and osteoarthritis

There are literally dozens of methods to assess pain, most being simple generic Likert scales where the individual is asked to rate their pain on a scale between 1 and 5 or 1 and 10. There are others that that evoke a specific set of pressures on the skin and have the individual describe the severity of discomfort or pain. There are others with very specific populations and diseases in mind, such as the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) which, as its name implies, is intended specifically to assess pain from arthritis (Bellamy et al, Journal of Rheumatology 15(12): 1833-1840, 1988).

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