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Diet
Nutritional Pearls: Are There Benefits to Time-Restricted Eating?
10/04/2022
Your patient is a 31-year-old man who started a time-restricted eating program, but he hasn’t made any changes to his diet. He says he doesn’t feel like he is making any weight loss progress after 4...
10/04/2022
Nutrition
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Nutrition
Nutritional Pearls: A Single Soft Drink Per Day Increases Mortality Risk
09/13/2022
A 42-year-old man with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 is beginning to struggle with several lifestyle changes he made recently in an attempt to get healthier. He is finding it particularly hard to quit his...
09/13/2022
Obesity
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Obesity
WPSI: New Recommendations for Preventing Obesity in Adult Women
08/22/2022
The Women’s Preventive Services Initiative released recommendations for clinical care to address the prevalence of obesity in midlife women.
08/22/2022

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Diet
A person wrapping a measuring tape around their waist. They have a scale under one of their arms.
Diet
Nutritional Pearls: Are There Benefits to Time-Restricted Eating?
10/04/2022
Your patient is a 31-year-old man who started a time-restricted eating program, but he hasn’t made any changes to his diet. He says he doesn’t feel like he is making any weight loss progress after 4...
10/04/2022
Nutrition
soda
Nutrition
Nutritional Pearls: A Single Soft Drink Per Day Increases Mortality Risk
09/13/2022
A 42-year-old man with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 is beginning to struggle with several lifestyle changes he made recently in an attempt to get healthier. He is finding it particularly hard to quit his...
09/13/2022
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus
Nutritional Pearls: Mediterranean Diet Helps Prevent Diabetes in Women With Overweight
07/26/2022
Your patient is a 36-year-old woman with a body mass index of 26 who is concerned about her risk of diabetes. She recently began exercising every day, and is curious about what changes to her diet you think...
07/26/2022
Weight Loss
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Weight Loss
Nutritional Pearls: Why Exercise Alone May Not Help You Lose Weight
07/05/2022
At a recent checkup, your patient asks you about exercising. He says that despite starting a new exercise routine, he has barely lost any weight, and wonders if it is because "muscle weighs more than fat." ...
07/05/2022
Exercise
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Exercise
Nutritional Pearls: Keeping the Weight Off Requires Less Exercise Than You Might Think
11/16/2021
A 41-year-old woman presents to your office with a recent history of a 9-kg weight loss. She asks you about the best ways to keep the weight off.
11/16/2021

Clinical Insights

Endocrinology
Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, RDN, MPH, CLS, FNLA
Endocrinology
The NLA’s Recommendations for Low-Carb and Very-Low-Carb Diets
06/22/2022
Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, RDN, MPH, CLS, FNLA, reviews the clinical recommendations for low-carbohydrate and very-low-carbohydrate (including ketogenic) diets for the management of body weight and other...
06/22/2022
Weight Loss
Christopher Still, DO
Weight Loss
De-Myth-Defying Weight Loss
06/15/2022
Christopher Still, DO, director of Geisinger Obesity Institute, shares common questions he receives from patients about weight loss, as well as the impact of fad diets, unregulated supplements, and online...
06/15/2022
Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
Cydney E. McQueen, PharmD, on the Benefits and Harms of Supplements
02/03/2022
Consultant360 spoke with Cydney E. McQueen, PharmD, who talked about the benefits, harms and regulation practices of supplement use.
02/03/2022
Weight Loss
Christopher Still, DO
Weight Loss
Christopher Still, DO, on Common Obstacles to Weight Loss
01/15/2022
Christopher Still, DO, director of Geisinger Obesity Institute, names common challenges patients encounter when it comes to changing their eating habits, and how providers can positively engage patients to...
01/15/2022
Weight Loss
Weight Loss
Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH, on the Role of FMT in Weight Loss
10/10/2019
Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH, answers our questions about her study on the impact of fecal microbiota transplant from lean donors on metabolically normal people with obesity.
10/10/2019