I just sent this query off to Stephen Woods. It occurred to me that people on this list might have opinions or evidence to offer. The article is: Woods, S. et al (2000). Food intake and the reguation of body weight. Annual Review of Psychology, 51, 255-277. -Stephen ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear Dr. Woods: Thank you for the reprint of your article on food intake in the Annual Review of Psychology. I wonder if you would have time for a quick query. Anticipating what my undergraduate students will ask when I discuss your ideas in class, I wonder about your comment (p. 263) that adipose tissue removal results in the regain of lost weight. Someone is sure to ask about liposuction. I notice that your sources are two 20-year-old studies of Faust et al, and at least one of these is a rat study. I did a PubMed search, and was surprised to locate little on the long-term effectiveness of liposuction in weight control [in humans: I left this out in the letter, but that's what I intended] Is this in fact the case? Do we have a whole industry devoted to this unpleasant, expensive, and dangerous practice without any good information on its long-term effectiveness in control of obesity? Your comments would be welcome. Sincerely Stephen Black ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stephen Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Department web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy Check out TIPS listserv for teachers of psychology at: http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/southerly/tips/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
