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THE CHALLENGES OF MAINTAINING WEIGHT LOSS Weight management is HARD. The old theory of “calories in vs. calories out” is JUST NOT ACCURATE. Our bodies are far more sophisticated and complicated than that simple formula. “If you’ve ever tried to lose weight and found the pounds won’t come off easily — or they […]
BENEFITS OF A BRIEF BOOZE BREAK Check out the link to the article from NPR.org about the increasing trend (and subsequent scientific evidence of health benefits) moderate alcohol drinkers experience with holidays from alcohol: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/23/732876026/breaking-the-booze-habit-even-briefly-has-its-benefits “A 2016 British study of about 850 men and women who volunteered to abstain from alcohol during Dry January found […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: STOOL TRANSPLANT may HELP TREAT OBESITY and DIABETES? Can fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) help treat obesity and diabetes? Check out this article in Med Page Today that summarizes two studies presented last week at the Digestive Disease Week conference. The studies “demonstrated that FMT can safely lead to sustained changes in recipients’ microbiomes. Whether […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: SWALLOWING AN EXPANDING CAPSULE FOR WEIGHT LOSS? Check out this article from CNN.com about a new medical device recently cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration to help treat obesity. Biotechnology company Gelesis, which developed the product, “announced FDA clearance this month and noted that the product, called Plenity, is the only […]
