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Reader Question - What Happened to 5-10% Weight Loss in the "Age of Ozempic"?
I got the following question from reader LouAnna who asked
“I just saw that they are developing even more new weight loss drugs of the GLP1 type that …
4 months ago
GLP-1s and Nutritional Deficiencies - Part 3 Implications
In part 1 we discussed a study that showed that malnutrition is very rarely studied in randomized controlled trials for GLP-1s. In part 2 we looked a…
4 months ago
GLP-1s and Nutritional Deficiencies - Part 2 What the Research Tells Us
In Part 1 we talked about a study that showed that most randomized controlled trials for GLP-1s failed to assess nutrition/possible nutrition deficit…
4 months, 1 week ago
GLP-1s and Nutritional Deficiencies - Part 1 We’re Bringing Scurvy Back?
I subscribe to a borderline ridiculous number of medical publications from which I receive an absolutely ridiculous number of emails. One headline ca…
4 months, 1 week ago
How to Talk to Higher-Weight Patients About Behavior-Based Treatment Options
I received the following reader question:
My name is Mary and I’m a family doc (you can use my first name if you print this.) I wouldn’t say that I’m …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Study Links Weight Stigma and Inflammation Part 2 - Results
In Part 1 we looked into the authors and methodology of the study The Acute Inflammatory Effects of Weight Stigma: An Experimental Pilot Study which …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Study Links Weight Stigma and Inflammation Part 1 - Authors and Methodology
A new study in this vein has come out that looks at the link between weight stigma and inflammation. The study is called The Acute Inflammatory Effec…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Healthcare's Weight Loss Best Case Scenario Problem Part 2 - GLP-1s
In part 1 we discussed the issues with the decades-long practice of healthcare providers prescribing behavior-based weight loss not based on the evid…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Healthcare's Weight Loss Best Case Scenario Problem Part 1 - The Basics
When it comes to recommending weight loss, healthcare has always had what I call a Best Case Scenario Problem. I think the best way for patients to p…
5 months ago
Novo Nordisk Is In Trouble For Misleading Advertising - Again
I’ve had a bunch of requests to write about this so here you go! Novo Nordisk has a long and sordid history of misdeeds, many of which I’ve written a…
5 months ago