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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 28 MIN

Mary Anne Cohen, Director of The New York Center for Eating Disorders discusses why diets don’t work. Part 1 of 2

from Food Sleuth Radio · host Melinda Hemmelgarn

Did you know that weight loss is one of the most common resolutions for the New Year, but that restrictive dieting is a gateway to eating disorders? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Mary Anne Cohen, LCSW, psychotherapist and Director of The New York Center for Eating Disorders. Cohen, defines “emotional eating,” discusses why diets don’t work, and her latest book, Ozempic for Smarties: A Psychotherapist Tells the Straight Skinny. Part 1 of 2Related Websites: www.emotionaleating.org

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