Do Facebook Diets Really Work? One Doctor Says No

Not everyone succeeds through Facebook dieting applications.

While some have reported amazing success in sharing their weight-loss strategies via Facebook dieting applications, one doctor warns that this very public approach to self-improvement could backfire.

“You could be setting yourself up for failure, a very public one at that,” says Dr. Wilfred Aguila, author of Why I Don’t Lose Weight: Conquering the Cycle of Obesity, in a new article in Huffington Post,

He explains that obesity can be spawned by a vicious cycle of anxiety, depression and guilt that leads to overeating in an attempt to soothe rickety emotions.

At first blush, journaling slim-down goals may seem a smart strategy to making aspirations public, and therefore real, something to be taken seriously that makes said dieter publicly accountable.

But

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