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Intent | Backend and iOS Engineers | San Francisco, Remote | Full-Time | https://www.intentapp.com/careers Intent helps people eat better and simplify their lives. Figuring out wha…

This is an insightful point, and has been demonstrated in several studies [1] - limiting variety simplifies and bounds the food decisions you have to regularly make. [1] https://on…

Certainly abuse and addiction management has improved since the 1960s - but companies have struggled to get more stimulants to market because of other side effects as well (e.g. fe…

I think this is a fair point, and the final section of the post attempts to address this. For what it's worth, most studies do not selectively draw from a highly-motivated cohort -…

Yup - there are several studies [1][2] that have looked into this, and regular weighing (e.g. daily) looks like it has a small but significant effect that helps with weight loss. […

Most of the studies I looked at would "enforce" diets through direction, coaching, and meal plans, while a few provided meals to participants. Very few required daily calorie track…

This is a good point - I'll caveat this in the post. Most medication/placebo studies tend to involve a bit of coaching in addition to the medication, usually 1 session per month or…

The Science rebuttal raises an interesting philosophical question - if evidence about industry influence is not slam-dunk, as it asserts SRF's influence here was not[1] - then to w…

Do you mind sharing which interventions you're familiar with that result in average weight loss of 15% or more?

Out of curiosity - when you stopped taking the meds, do you feel like there was some residual craving-preventive effect that remained? I'm surprised medications like this aren't pr…

Thanks for clarifying - this is an important point and seems to explain why there was no noticeable weight loss. From the paper: "During the test phase, participants’ energy intake…

Yup - this line of reasoning is also expressed by Dr. Hall, in the slide here [1]. To answer your question, the study specifically states: "On average, body weight changed by less …

In case anyone is interested, this thread includes a more specific set of methodological critiques made by Dr. Kevin Hall at this week's ObesityWeek conference (unfortunately does …

Makes sense, thanks for responding. I'm personally partial to chat UI when appropriate, and it does seem like this approach helps reinforce the personalized coaching aspect. Good s…

I'm curious about your decision to use a chat interface. Given that the primary purpose is to provide insights and explanation, it seems a traditional UI presentation would be supe…

The official release announcement (at the bottom of the post): http://blogs.windows.com/skydrive/b/skydrive/archive/2013/07...

For those interested in the Harvard tenure process, this article detailed some of the history and statistics: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/11/scrutiny-tenure-...

From an undergraduate standpoint, there certainly isn't a lack of interest in the program - the intro CS course is consistently one of the largest undergraduate courses. Though the…