Why is This 500+ lb YouTuber so HUNGRY? | Amberlynn Reid (The Science of Junk Food)

We're discussing how Amberlynn's typical processed/ junkfood diet makes it difficult to control her intake. The food she chooses makes her want to eat more - and this is how.

(Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes and not meant to be offensive toward Amberlynn in anyway.)

Amberlynn is a controversial weight loss youtuber known for gaining 200 pounds on her weight loss journey in front of her audience here on youtube.

Though obesity and weight loss is a complicated issue - especially when dealing with a food addiction and binge eating disorder - we'll be discussing how Amberlynn Reid's diet contributes to her inability to control herself around food.

Amberlynn's diet consists of a lot of fast food as well as processed food (mostly TV dinners). Junk food contributes to Amberlynn's overeating and weight gain success primarily through three processes -

1.Junk Food is Addictive (3:15)
2.Junk Food makes us Hungrier (6:27)
3.Junk Food is Habit Forming (9:48)

Here are some of the citations and major references I discuss in the video - most of the science is based on different books that I'll list here - but I've also included nutrition studies & psychological research into eating behavior and habit change as well.

Books Referenced:
The Hungry Brain - Dr. Stephan Guyenet
Fat, Sugar, Salt - Michael Moss
The Obesity Code - Dr. Jason Fung
The End of Overeating - Dr. David Kessler
Good Calories, Bad Calories - Gary Taubes


Citations in No Order:
Oreos are more addictive than drugs - (Student Study - not published/peer reviewed) -
Study regarding sweetness vs drug reward - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1931610/
Neural correlates of food reward - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/short/archgenpsychiatry.2011.32
Sugar Addiction - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17617461
How Can Drug Addiction Help us Understand Obesity? -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15856062
* Will continue adding references asap.

Hunger Studies Referenced:
1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18198223
2)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204795/
3)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18198223



Video Credits:
The Obesity Epidemic - Documentary
Insulin Receptor in the Human Body -
Understanding Type 2 Diabetes -


Song Credits:
Puddles - Stanley Gurvich

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