In the Media
Here is a snapshot of some of Dr Amanda's media appearances. Click on the
bold titles to read more.
Channel 7 - Sunrise with Mel and Kochie
Wednesday 18th March 2009
Mel and Kochie interview Dr Amanda about why men are better dieters than women.
To watch the interview, click on the play button above.
Channel 7 - Sunrise with Nat and Kochie
Thursday 11th December 2008
Nat and Kochie interview Dr Amanda about Oprah's latest move in the battle of the bulge.
To watch the interview, click on the play button above.
To see the program information click here.
Channel 7 - Sunrise with Mel and Kochie
Wednesday 28th May 2008
Interview with Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis by Mel and Kochie on Channel 7's Sunrise.
To watch the interview, click on the play button above.
To see the program information click here.
ABC Classic FM - Mornings with Margaret Throsby
Tuesday 18th March 2008
Interview with Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis by Margaret Throsby about the
science (and music) behind the discoveries that helped Amanda to lose 28
kilos and keep it off for over 10 years.
To listen to the interview, click on the title above.
ABC Radio National's Life Matters
Wednesday 12th March 2008
Interview with Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis by Richard Aedy about a
scientific approach to weight loss.
To listen to the interview, click on the title above.
Reprogram your sweet tooth
Thursday 14th February 2008
First published in The Sydney Morning Herald Essentials Magazine
By Paula Goodyer
"You might need to train your tastebuds to like onions or vodka but when your tongue tastes sweetness for the first time, it's love at first lick. We might have to learn to like most flavours in food but sweetness is never a problem - we're all born with a liking for it, says Sydney neuroscientist Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis." Click here to read Paula Goodyer's full article.
Feast or famine? Finding the in-between
Sunday 23rd December 2007Super Living Magazine
By Amy Richardson
Take a load off with Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis
Join Dr Amanda every second month in Australian Women's Health as she answers readers' questions about weight loss. To read past columns or to ask your own question, click here.
Natural painkillers offer a new direction in weight loss research
July / August 2007
Recently Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis' team at the Garvan Institute discovered that Dynorphins, which are the body's natural version of morphine, play a significant role in the Famine Reaction, the survival mechanism that makes it so difficult to keep losing weight when you're following a kilojoule-restricted diet.
News of Dr Amanda's discovery swept media outlets right across the globe, including National Nine News, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Age, The Launceston Examiner, The West Australian, The Edmonton Journal (Canada) and The Epoch Times International (in several languages). Dr Amanda also spoke about her discovery and its implications for people trying to lose weight on Singapore national radio (938LIVE).
Throw a Stone with Aaron and Jarrod
May - August 2007
FM103.2 - The Heart of Sydney
Join Dr Amanda on FM103.2 every Tuesday morning (or download MP3s so you can listen any time) as she helps Aaron and Jarrod in their quest to Throw a Stone in 10 weeks.
They used to call me the fat girl
9th June 2007
POST Newspapers, Western Australia
Nine Network Mornings with Kerri-Anne
5th March 2007
Kerri-Anne interviews with Dr Amanda regarding her book, her research and
her weight-loss success.
To watch the interview, click on the play button above.
Hunger Management
10th December 2006
Sunday Life Magazine, The Sun-Herald Magazine
Story about the science of snacking, based on Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis' insights on hunger and how it is regulated and deregulated (By Claire Doble).
WHY I … eat chocolate every day: EXPERT VIEW
27th January 2005
The Sydney Morning Herald, Health & Science
Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis' expert opinion on chocolate addiction and weight management (written by Yuko Narushima).
Weight of Evidence Says Eat Up
2nd September 2004
The Sydney Morning Herald, Health & Science
The Famine Reaction
16th August 2004
ABC Radio National, The Health Report with Dr Norman Swan
What our readers say...
"Hi Dr Amanda, I bought your book at the start of this year (2008). I had decided to embark on a bunch of life changes as I was diagnosed with depression again, and losing weight (again) was one of them. I tried out the principles of your book just after a bout of low calorie dieting, so I didn’t really find they worked. I was straight into famine, so my weight didn’t go down, it actually went up after a month. So, I tossed your book to one side with all of my other weight loss books. After that, I tried a few other conventional weight loss strategies again, but with no luck. Stuff it, I finally declared, I’m just going to do the best I can with what I’ve got. I used to work as a cook and had always been good at cooking yummy recipes with fresh ingredients. I was over bouts of eating restrictive calorie controlled foods that weren’t very nice, or blowing the diet with bucket loads of McDonalds. I was just going to eat what I wanted and focus on getting good food into me, weight loss be damned. And then I lost two kilos in one weekend. I actually didn’t believe the scales, but I had my boyfriend check them for me and they were correct. After sitting on 134 kilos for months and months, I was now down to 130 kg. I picked up your book and reread it. In the past two months I have eaten whatever I wanted, as long as I am only eating because I am actually hungry, not to pick myself up, for fun, or just because it feels good. I find now that I don’t feel nauseous because I am forced to eat weird food combinations, or stuff I don’t want but know will fill me up. I still exercise and always notice extra weight loss when I do more exercise than normal, and hope to build myself up to an hour a day again and I am now down around the 127 mark. I lost 7 kilos in two months! All while eating more than I did on my calorie-controlled diet, not feeling awful and tired all the time, and instead feeling that my body and I are on the same side for once. I hit the Famine response two days ago, I woke up feeling like I had a cold, was so tired and cold (in Darwin?) and achey and more depressed and realized, this is just my body fighting the weight loss, I just need to hold tight and get through it. I ate wayyyy more than normal (home cooked and nutritious) and found I was almost nauseous if I didn’t get onto getting myself some food as soon as I realized I needed it. I fed the famine response and then today I woke up and felt fine. I felt happier, I felt more energetic (did a bunch of house painting) and a lot less hungry. I had pineapple for breakfast instead of a monster bowl of cereal and fruit. It just feels so great to be able to do right by myself and my health and not feel so awful. I am so glad I found your ad on Facebook and have found advice that so perfectly matches my symptoms and experiences, and shows me the way to deal with them healthily. And I am right in the midst of one of my crappier bouts of depression right now, which I hope means it is something I can sustain for life. Thanks so much. "