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Using Attenuate to Lose It And Keep It Off

As an obesity medicine specialist, I have been treating overweight individuals for several years and have had many significant and life...

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May 3, 20211 min read

Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance Are Different Problems

New research studies point out that weight loss presents a different set of biologic difficulties thanthatfor achieving long term weight...

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Apr 25, 20212 min read

The Myth of Sugar Addiction

If sugar isn’t addicting then why do so many individuals want it, like it, use it and even crave it? Is it a physiological need or a...

Oct 21, 20202 min read

Is Sugar Addicting?

The research on this question is still being debated but without a clear answer, yet with a lot of emotion and frustration. I believe...

Oct 19, 20202 min read

Desperate to Lose Weight

Not only is there a marked association between excess weight and chronic physical disorders, but there is also a strong linkage to...

Oct 13, 20202 min read

Visceral Fat and Insulin Resistance

A patient recently asked me about a supplement currently being advertised on TV that is supposed to reduce insulin resistance by reducing...

Oct 12, 20202 min read

Low Carb or Low-Fat Diet for Weight Loss

Is there a difference in the amount of weight loss that results from a low-fat diet as compared to a low carbohydrate diet? No....

Oct 2, 20202 min read

Maternal Weight Gain, Blood Sugar and Childhood Obesity

A recent article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, volume 95 number 9 September 2020, just reported an important study on the effects of a...

Sep 29, 20202 min read

Weight Loss Products

Losing excess weight is an important factor for promoting and insuring good health, less chronic disease, a better quality of life, fewer...

Aug 12, 20202 min read

Obesity and COVID-19

With the increasing spread of the COVID-19 virus, it is uncertain if the public understands how excess weight can have a negative effect...

Aug 6, 20202 min read

Weight Loss Questions & Answers #2

6) Why is weight loss so slow? A usual medical and metabolic explanation is that for each pound of fat that is to be metabolized and...

Aug 4, 20202 min read

Understanding how to: "Lose It And Keep It Off"

Many patients frequently ask me, "doctor I really need help with my weight. What's the best diet to help me to lose weight, should it be...

Jul 31, 20202 min read

Attenuate and AttenuSlim: Weight Loss Tools

I’ve written about fat cell metabolism, the process of weight gain and weight loss and the many factors and conditions associated with...

Jul 29, 20202 min read

Weight Loss Questions and Answers - #1

1) Why is losing excess weight important.? Being overweight is damaging to your health, quality of life and wellbeing. Excess weight is...

Jul 27, 20202 min read

Weight Loss and Breast Cancer

A new clinical study has found that even a modest weight loss is associated with a reduction in the risk of developing postmenopausal...

Jul 24, 20201 min read

Misleading Weight Loss Products Deliver More Hype than Help

Weight loss hoaxes and misleading weight loss products and programs only cause overweight individuals to become more discouraged and...

Jul 22, 20202 min read

Fat Shaming

Don't confuse the psychic, psychological, pain of body, (fat) shaming with the physiologic, physical, pain of body suffering. While both...

Jul 20, 20202 min read

Carbohydrates, Insulin and Weight Loss

It is often thought that a calorie is a calorie and that for weight loss reducing calorie intake is all that matters. Yes, this concept...

Jul 18, 20201 min read

Attenuate Helps Remove The Three Barriers For Weight Loss

Losing excess weight to achieve a ‘healthy weight’ has an additional positive effect on self-esteem which improves confidence and...

Jul 13, 20202 min read

Choosing a Healthier Life

A recent financial post made the suggestion that one of the most important, long lasting and beneficial investments is to invest in one’s...

Jul 6, 20202 min read

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