Obesity

  • A newspaper on a wooden desk with he headline reading, "Reflections on 2024." A pair of glasses and cup of espresso sit nearby.

    The biggest health stories of 2024: The year in review

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    January 8—EPA enacts partial ban on PFAS chemicals: “Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that prevents companies from starting or resuming the manufacture or processing of 329 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have not been…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Ozempic Insulin injection pen or insulin cartridge pen for diabetics.

    Ask Leyla: Are GLP-1 agonist drugs safe?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: Short of bariatric surgery, my doctor has recommended I start taking a semaglutide medication (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus). Are these safe? A: Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist. It helps control appetite by delaying gastric emptying, resulting in less…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Illustration of gastric bypass

    Ask Leyla: Bariatric surgery side effects

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: My daughter had gastric bypass surgery five years ago. She now suffers from gastric reflux and she believes she will have to keep taking proton-pump inhibitors for life. What could she use for an alternative? A: The gastric bypass,…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • which hormones are important for weight loss

    Ask Leyla: What is the relationship between hormones and weight loss?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance hormones in order to lose weight. What exactly does this mean? Which hormones are involved the most in weight loss (or gain), and how can…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Magnifying glass on blue background surrounded with an abundance of multicolored pills.

    “Breakthrough” treatments that we don’t really need (part four)

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    I couldn’t resist. Rather than leave these candidates for “Breakthrough treatments that we don’t really need” on the cutting room floor, I’m sallying forth with yet another (hopefully final!) installment. The premise is that seemingly not a week goes by that we’re…read more

    Categories: Obesity

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    Decoding GLP-1 and Calocurb’s Amarasate: What you should know

    By Dr. Tracey Lambert

    In a recent Intelligent Medicine newsletter article (“Is there such a thing as natural Ozempic?”), I discussed alternatives to the new raft of weight loss drugs. Among the most promising was Calocurb—developed via a $20 million innovation grant from the…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Two injectors / dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. A yellow measuring tape around the injectors.

    March tidings—the latest in health news

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    New, more powerful weight loss drugs: Drugs like Wegovy, Rybelsus, Ozempic and Mounjaro/Zepbound are revolutionizing obesity and diabetes treatment and garnering enormous profits for their manufacturers. Early drugs worked on GLP-1 alone; subsequent meds paired GLP-1 with another gastric peptide,…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Weight measure tape coiled in foreground on a wooden table. In the background, a wooden bowl holds an assortment of supplements.

    Is there such a thing as “natural Ozempic”?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    I recently attended the Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS), an annual conference held here in Manhattan. The lectures were informative, but what I really enjoy is reuniting with colleagues and browsing the exhibit hall where supplement manufacturers highlight their latest innovations. Every…read more

    Categories: Obesity

  • Heavy-set man preparing semaglutide injection

    The end of obesity?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Obesity is one of the most daunting health challenges America faces. Nationally, 41.6% of Americans qualify as obese; in the 1950s only 10% were obese. Rates are also soaring among children and adolescents, with nearly 20% of U.S. children ages…read more

    Categories: Obesity

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