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Moving by Numbers: The Trap of the Easily Measurable

Moving by Numbers: The Trap of the Easily Measurable

Activity tracking may be a reward with a built-in expiry date

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Emily T. Troscianko

Research Shows Diet/Exercise Tracking Has Minimal Effects

Behavioral self-monitoring shows little benefit, according to 20 years of data.

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The Cultural Evolution of Calorie Recommendations

How the 2,000 kcal/day meme was born and grew up.

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The Numbers That Try to Tell Us How to Eat and Move

The prevalence of numerical guidelines for diet, exercise, and body control.

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The Problem with Eating and Moving by Numbers

Reclaiming our bodies from the tyranny of measurement culture.

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Recovered Attitudes to Food: Wider Horizons of Gratitude

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Anorexic Attitudes to Food: Caring “Too Much,” Not Too Little

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Using Body Weight Targets To Help with Anorexia Recovery

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The Paradoxical Damage Done by Target Weights for Anorexia

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The Faulty and Fearful Logic of Target Weights for Anorexia

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Why Target Weights Usually Hinder Anorexia Recovery

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