Authors:

  • Sendhil Mullainathan

Excerpt

The Mental Strain of Making Do With Less. Sendhil Mullainathan, September 21, 2013, Opinion. "Diets don’t just reduce weight, they can reduce mental capacity. In other words, dieting can make you dumber. Understanding why this is the case can illuminate a range of experiences, including something as far removed from voluntary calorie restriction as the ordeal of outright poverty..." Link Verified October 13, 2014