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Below are links to all the books and articles perused by Raza in their order of appearance in the Diet or Die book
Raza reads Name of Article or Book Link to source
On page 16 Latner JD, Stunkard AJ, Wilson GT, Jackson ML, Zelitch DS, Labouvie E. (2000 ) Effective long-term treatment of obesity: a continuing care model. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. Jul;24(7):893-8. Click here for the article
On page 30 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2276930/Five-weeks-willpower-Most-women-diets-weeks-days-43-minutes.html Click here for the article
On page 31 Wolpert, S. (2007). Dieting does not work, UCLA researchers report  Click here for the article
On page 32 Mann, T., Tomiyama, A. J., Westling, E., Lew, A.-M., Samuels, B., & Chatman, J. (2007). Medicare’s search for effective obesity treatments: Diets are not the answer. American Psychologist, 62(3), 220–233.  Click here for the article
On page 34 Dalle Grave, R., Suppini, A., Calugi, S., & Marchesini, G. (2006). Factors associated with attrition in weight loss programs. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2(3), 341–353.  Click here for the article
On page 43 Schnurr TM, Jakupović H, Carrasquilla GD, et al. Obesity, unfavourable lifestyle and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes: a case-cohort study. Diabetologia. 2020;63:(7)1324-1332.  Click here for the article
On page 43 Bays HE, Toth PP, Kris-Etherton PM, et al. Obesity, adiposity, and dyslipidemia: a consensus statement from the National Lipid Association. J Clin Lipidol. 2013;7(4):304-383.  Click here for the article
On page 43 Mongraw-Chaffin M, Foster MC, Anderson CAM, Burke GL, Haq N, Kalyani RR, Ouyang P, Sibley CT, Tracy R, Woodward M, Vaidya D. (2018). Metabolically Healthy Obesity, Transition to Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Risk. J Am Coll Cardiol. May 1;71(17):1857-1865. Click here for the article
On page 60 A University of Colorado project “tracking over 10,000 individuals who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off for long periods of time.”  Click here for the website
On page 60,  Wing, R. R., & Phelan, S. (2005). Long-term weight loss maintenance. The American journal of clinical nutrition82(1), 222S-225S. Click here for the article
On page 77, 121, 167 Wansink, B., & Chandon, P. (2014). Slim by design: Redirecting the accidental drivers of mindless overeating. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 24(3), 413-431.  Click here for the article
On page 83 Polivy, J., Coleman, J., & Herman, C. P. (2005). The effect of deprivation on food cravings and eating behavior in restrained and unrestrained eaters. The International journal of eating disorders38(4), 301–309. Click here for the article
On page 83 Lowe, M. R., & Kral, T. V. (2006). Stress-induced eating in restrained eaters may not be caused by stress or restraint. Appetite46(1), 16–21. Click here for the article
On page 85 Geyskens, K., Dewitte, S., Pandelaere, M., & Warlop, L. (2008). Tempt me just a little bit more: The effect of prior food temptation actionability on goal activation and consumption. Journal of Consumer Research, 35(4), 600–610. Click here for the article
On page 94 Kavookjian, J., Berger, B. A., Grimley, D. M., Villaume, W. A., Anderson, H. M., & Barker, K. N. (2005). Patient decision making: strategies for diabetes diet adherence intervention. Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP, 1(3), 389–407.  Click here for the article
On page 94, 120 Hall, K. D., Sacks, G., Chandramohan, D., Chow, C. C., Wang, Y. C., Gortmaker, S. L., & Swinburn, B. A. (2011). Quantification of the effect of energy imbalance on bodyweight. Lancet (London, England)378(9793), 826–837. Click here for the article
On page 95 Moran, L. (2004). How to survive your diet and conquer your food issues forever. Betterway Press, p. 126. Click here for the book
On page 96 Walker, F. (2009). The Love Hunt. Hodder, p. 97. Click here to get the book
On page 98 Noria, S. F., Shelby, R. D., Atkins, K. D., Nguyen, N. T., & Gadde, K. M. (2023). Weight regain after bariatric surgery: scope of the problem, causes, prevention, and treatment. Current diabetes reports23(3), 31-42. Click here for the article
On page 99 Miller-Matero, L. R., Yeh, H. H., Ahmedani, B. K., Rossom, R. C., Harry, M. L., Daida, Y. G., & Coleman, K. J. (2023). Suicide attempts after bariatric surgery: comparison to a nonsurgical cohort of individuals with severe obesity. Surgery for obesity and related diseases19(12), 1458-1466. Click here for the article
On page 100 Conason, A., & DuBreuil, L. (2019). But everything is supposed to get better after bariatric surgery!”: understanding postoperative suicide and self-injury. Bariatric Times16, 16-21. Click here for the article
On page 105 Kaur, S., & Van, A. (2017). Do the Types of Food You Eat Influence Your Happiness? UC Merced Undergraduate Research Journal, 9(2). Click here for the article
On page 105 The Farm Rich Survey Click here for the website
On page 117, 121, 123, 125 Wansink, B. (2010). Mindless eating: Why we eat more than we think. Random House. Click here to get the book
On page 118 McDougall, C. (2009). Born to run: A hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen. Alfred A. Knopf. Click here to get the book
On page 120 Chandon, P. (2013), How Package Design and Packaged-based Marketing Claims Lead to Overeating. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 35: 7-31. Click here for the article
On page 123 Levitsky, D. A. (2005). The non-regulation of food intake in humans: hope for reversing the epidemic of obesity. Physiology & behavior86(5), 623-632. Click here for the article
On page 131 Kirkham, T., & Cooper, S. J. (Eds.). (2011). Appetite and body weight: integrative systems and the development of anti-obesity drugs. Elsevier, p. 192. Click here to get the book
On page 133 Freud, S. (1900) The Interpretation of Dreams Click here to get the book
On page 140 Courtney, F. (2022). How to Mentally Prepare for a Diet Click here for the article
On page 99 Matz, J., & Frankel, E. (2006). The diet survivor’s handbook: 60 lessons in eating, acceptance, and self-care. Sourcebooks. Click here to get the book
On page 145 Nicole Justus – 14 Reasons Why Most Diets Fail  Click here for the article
On page 145 American Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Click here for the website
On page 147  The Mayo Clinic Click here for the article
On page 153 Bettelheim, B. (1991). The uses of enchantment: The meaning and importance of fairy tales. Penguin Books. Click here to get the book
On page 156, 157, 173 Kirkham, T., & Cooper, S. J. (Eds.). (2011). Appetite and body weight: integrative systems and the development of anti-obesity drugs. Elsevier, p. 192. Click here to get the book
On page 171 Lowe, M. R., & Levine, A. S. (2005). Eating motives and the controversy over dieting: eating less than needed versus less than wanted. Obesity research13(5), 797–806.  Click here for the article
On page 171 Lowe, M. R., & Butryn, M. L. (2007). Hedonic hunger: a new dimension of appetite?. Physiology & behavior91(4), 432–439. Click here for the article
On page 171 Gravina, S. A., Yep, G. L., & Khan, M. (2013). Human biology of taste. Annals of Saudi medicine33(3), 217-222. Click here for the article
On page 178 Headbangers Kitchen’s  Click here for Youtube Click here for Youtube
On page 189 The Mayo Song by Dawns On Click here for Spotify
On page 190 Harper, A. E. (1978). Dietary goals—a skeptical view. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition31(2), 310-321. Click here for the article