‘Weight Doesn’t Measure Health in Any Way, Shape or Form’

Dr. Yoni Freedhoff on obesity, weight loss, and the need to end post-traumatic dieting disorder

Alex Bhattacharji
Elemental
Published in
12 min readOct 18, 2019

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AsAs sometimes happens to visitors in Las Vegas, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff got hooked then decided to stake it all on a feeling.

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Alex Bhattacharji
Elemental

Journalist and writer. A contributing editor at WSJ. magazine whose work appears in numerous other publications. Raised in Brooklyn, lives in Los Angeles.