Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D. is a Research Scientist at MIT, the founder and director of Harvard University's TRIAD Weight Management Center and a co-founder of Adara Weight Management and Back Bay Scientific.
Dr. Wurtman received her Ph.D. in cell biology from George Washington University, took additional training as an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in nutrition/obesity, and then established a research career on these topics becoming a recognized authority on the causes and treatments of various types of obesity.
Dr. Wurtman has written 5 books, including "The Serotonin Solution" and "Managing Your Mind and Mood Through Food". She has written over 40 peer- reviewed publications, and has had extensive media experience (television, radio, magazines) describing her related work.
Her discoveries include the phenomenon of "Carbohydrate-Craving" in which people attempt to relieve their depression or anxiety by eating carbohydrate-rich snacks (to raise brain serotonin). Dr. Wurtman also showed, with her husband, Dr. Richard Wurtman, that this phenomenon is a cause of the weight gain seen in such conditions as PMS, smoking withdrawal, seasonal depression, and stress-related obesity, and that it can usually be treated by giving nutrient mixtures (like Serotrim™) or drugs that affect the brain serotonin. Her most recent book is The Serotonin Power Diet.
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by Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D.
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
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Within a few weeks, the weeks of spring/summer celebrations will begin. Graduations, reunions, Mother and Father Days, engagement parties and weddings will crowd the calendar. Many of these events require dressing up and looking one’s best. And that means, of course, losing those five pounds that you have been trying to get rid of since January. |
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by Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D.
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 |
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I was scanning the events section of the newspaper and saw a full-page description of a county fair coming to south Florida the beginning of April. Some of the more unusual events included pigs racing for chocolate chip cookies, a live shark event and a daily Mardi Gras parade. But none competed for my attention as much as a listing of the deep-fried food offerings by the director of the concessions. Apparently these snack foods have replaced the traditional cotton candy, candied apples and jumbo hot dogs of former years.According to an article in the Miami Herald by Jaweed Kaleem,some of the treats awaiting the fair goer included deep-fried cheesecake, Oreo cookies, Pepsi balls (doughnut holes injected with Pepsi syrup), and elephant ears (fried dough with cinnamon and sugar). If, after eating these concoctions, you felt the need to eat something a tad more nutritious, you could buy a roast beef sundae. This is a bowl of mashed potatoes with gravy, slices of beef and a cherry (tomato) on top. |
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by Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D.
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 |
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Find out what it does for your body and some simple ways to sneak it into your diet. Do you eat enough fiber? Probably not. Most of the foods we tend to eat contain very little. Milk and milk products, such as cheese, yogurt and ice cream, contain none. Beef, chicken, fish, eggs and processed cold cuts contain none. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 06 April 2008 )
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by Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D.
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Sunday, 23 March 2008 |
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The woman sitting next to me in the concert hall was fanning herself vigorously with her program. It was not hot in the hall; indeed most people had on sweaters or jackets as the hall was drafty and it was very cold outside.
“Hot flushes?” I asked knowingly. “Yes,” she replied, “and they never seem to end. They are particularly bad at night. I don’t think I have slept through for months. I wake up hot and sweaty, get cold, go to sleep and then wake up hot again. But my doctor suggested I go on antidepressants. He said they might help.” At this point the lights dimmed so I said nothing. I wondered if she realized that the therapy for her hot flushes might bring with it another set of problems: weight gain. |
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by Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D.
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
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“How do they stay so thin?” I asked my husband for the 100th time as we walked down a main street in Amsterdam. Everyone was eating. There were hot French fries dipped in globs of mayonnaise, croissants filled with cheese, ham or both, and large squares of thick Belgian waffles coated with a half an inch of chocolate frosting. But the eaters were thin, not just normal weight. |
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