Hypnosis is not fully recognized in the treatment of obesity. However, this approach could improve the effectiveness of other treatments and behavioral therapies for dietary control.

Hypnosis can in particular cause a person to to be disgusted by fatty food or even treat the causes that cause her to overeat, like stress for example.

It is indeed recognized that stress and emotional problems can lead to eating more, and therefore to gain weight (1). Moreover, several studies have shown that hypnotherapy treatment to reduce stress caused weight loss in patients compared to a control group (2).