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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
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
Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
Cydney E. McQueen, PharmD, on the Benefits and Harms of Supplements
08/20/2021
Consultant360 spoke with Cydney E. McQueen, PharmD, who talked about the benefits, harms and regulation practices of supplement use.
08/20/2021

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Exercise
exercise equipment
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
Weight Management
fit fat
Weight Management
Nutritional Pearl: Can You Be Fit and Fat?
08/17/2021
Tom is a 43-year-old overweight man who has had trouble exercising in the past. He tells you that whenever he begins an exercise regimen, he becomes discouraged after several weeks when he fails to lose any...
08/17/2021
Weight Management
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Weight Management
Nutritional Pearls: It's Not About Weight Loss
07/27/2021
Sam is a 36-year-old man struggling to lose weight. He has tried numerous diets in the past, but no matter how much weight he loses, he always gains it all back rather quickly. At a recent check-up, he asks...
07/27/2021
Diet
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Diet
Nutritional Pearls: A Further Look at the Risks of Fried Foods
07/01/2021
Maria is a 49-year-old woman who is worried about recent weight gain. She tells you she is considering cutting some foods out of her diet entirely, and she's wondering what foods to choose.
07/01/2021
Nutrition
cereal
Nutrition
Nutritional Pearls: More Reasons to Eat Breakfast?
06/22/2021
John is a 32-year-old man interested in losing weight. He tells you that recently, he has stopped eating breakfast in an attempt to cut down on the amount of calories he takes in on a normal day.
06/22/2021

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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
Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
Cydney E. McQueen, PharmD, on the Benefits and Harms of Supplements
08/20/2021
Consultant360 spoke with Cydney E. McQueen, PharmD, who talked about the benefits, harms and regulation practices of supplement use.
08/20/2021
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
Weight Loss
Weight Loss
Christopher Still, DO, on De-Myth-Defying Weight Loss
05/16/2019
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...
05/16/2019
Weight Loss
Weight Loss
Weight Loss in an Older Adult with Diabetes
03/20/2017

Michael Baek, MD, Shannon Bishop, PA-C, and Dean Gianakos, MD

Michael Baek, MD, Shannon Bishop, PA-C, and Dean Gianakos, MD
It is difficult to determine the cause of weight loss in older patients who have multiple medical and psychosocial challenges.
03/20/2017