Pearls

Snacking
Snacking
05/31/2016
John is a 32-year-old overweight man with elevated cholesterol levels. He regularly eats salty, crunchy snacks and worries about the difficulty in giving them up. At his most recent check-up, he asks if...
05/31/2016
Weight Management
Weight Management
05/10/2016
Robert is a 36-year-old overweight man with elevated cholesterol levels. He tells you that he often feels hungry during the day, and that healthier options like salads are rarely enough to fill him up. ...
05/10/2016
Obesity
Obesity
04/19/2016
Larry is a 45-year-old man struggling to lose weight. Because of his job schedule, Larry often does not have time to cook for himself. Instead, he frequently eats frozen meals for lunch and dinner. When...
04/19/2016
Exercise
Exercise
03/29/2016
Joe is a 32-year-old overweight man attempting to get into better shape. He has tracking his exercise and calorie intake using a popular wearable activity tracker, and is wondering how accurate the device’s...
03/29/2016
Obesity
Obesity
03/15/2016
Jennifer, a 46-year old woman, expresses concern to you over her body mass index, which she recently measured using an online BMI calculator. Jennifer is relatively short of stature and maintains a muscular...
03/15/2016
Nutrition
Nutrition
03/08/2016
Ronald is a 36-year-old overweight man who has been attempting to lose weight for many years.
03/08/2016
Oral and Perioral Lesions
Oral and Perioral Lesions
03/03/2016
We previously met Zeke, a 19-year-old college student with a history of recurrent aphthous ulcers.
03/03/2016
Obesity
Obesity
03/01/2016
Sarah is a 36-year-old overweight woman struggling with weight loss. At her most recent check-up, Sarah tells you that she often has difficulty determining appropriate serving sizes for her meals, and how...
03/01/2016
Women's Health
Women's Health
02/23/2016
Joe is a 65-year-old man who is concerned about staying healthy as he gets older. He tells you that while he tries to eat as healthy as possible, he normally follows a Western-style diet high in red meat,...
02/23/2016
Diet
Diet
02/09/2016
Thomas is a 20-year-old overweight college student struggling to lose weight. When asked about his eating habits, he tells you that many of his daily meals consist of prepackaged food.
02/09/2016