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The Springfield
College Center for Wellness Education and Research (CWER) hosted
world-renowned neuroscientist and nutrition and diet expert Dr.
Nicole Avena on November 19, 2015. Her presentation,
"Why Diets Fail" focused on years of research that reveals
that sugar is addictive. Dr. Avena has written more than fifty scholarly
articles and her recent book, Why
Diets Fail, based on her research that suggests that overeating
pleasant foods can result in changes to the brain, leading to behavior
that resembles addiction. "Along with other leading scientists, Dr.
Avena has helped us understand that sugar has powerful addictive
effects," commented CWER
Director Richard J. Wood. "Given that sugar is hidden in so many
of the things that we eat every day, it is no wonder people have such a
difficult time maintaining a health weight and metabolism," he added.
Founded in 1885, Springfield College is known worldwide for the guiding
principles of its Humanics
philosophy -- educating students in spirit, mind and body for
leadership in service to others.
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(Top row) Dr. Wood
introduces faculty members and guests before sharing a low-carb
meal prepared by the College food service. (Row two) Dr. Wood
introduces the evening by showing a portion of a video that he uses with
high school students in his Wellness
Through Sports Program. (Row three) Dr. Avena gives a 30-minute
presentation detailing her research findings that sugar has unique
addictive properties in food following a meeting with students,
including Hayden Riley and Emily Miele. (Bottom row, left) Dr. Avena
concluded her talk with a five-minute video
on how sugar affects the brain that she created for TED Talks that
has had more than three million views. (Bottom row, right) Partners
Executive Director Dr.
David Weed, talks with guests Dr. Polina
Sayess of Physician and
Ancestral Health, Dr.
Georgia Ede of the Diagnosis
Diet website, and Graduate
Teaching Fellow Thom Manning.
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