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Luck of the Greens or Green Vegetables
Written by Sarah Polk, MS, RDN, CSOWM, LD Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Let’s kick off the celebration by delving into the world of green vegetables. As your bariatric dietitian, I’m here to chat about what makes these vegetables so fantastic, how to incorporate them into your meals, and why they’re excellent for maintaining a healthy […]
Probiotics After Bariatric Surgery
Written by Sarah Polk, MS, RDN, CSOWM, LD Probiotics are good bacteria that help keep your gut healthy. After bariatric surgery, incorporating probiotics can offer various advantages. Research indicates that integrating probiotics may aid in weight loss, enhance digestion, alleviate symptoms like bloating, burping, abdominal pain, and heartburn, and even reduce stress. Probiotics are generally […]
What to Expect After Stopping Medications for Weight Loss
Obesity is recognized as a chronic health disease. For this reason, you should think about it much like you would other health conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes. If you take a medication to manage your blood pressure and then abruptly stop taking it, there is a risk that your blood pressure is […]
Difference Between Mounjaro and Zepbound
Mounjaro and Zepbound are Glucose Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) AND a Glucagon-Like Peptide (GLP-1) Receptor agonist. They are both brand names for the drug known as Tirzepatide. Instead of working on only one naturally occurring hormone in the body (GLP-1) as Wegovy, Saxenda, and Ozempic do, they work on two (GLP-1 and GIP) hormones in […]
Difference Between Wegovy and Zepbound
Wegovy is a GLP-1 receptor agonists and a Brand name for the drug known as Semaglutide. It helps with weight loss by mirroring the function of GLP-1 (glucagon-like-peptide-1), a hormone that is naturally occurring in the body. In a brief summary GLP-1 agonists promote the release of insulin to help regulate blood sugar after meals, […]
Weight Loss Medications vs Surgical Options
Average weight loss with the Gastric sleeve is 65% of someone’s EXCESS body weight at 2 years. Average weight loss with anti-Obesity medication is anywhere from 5-15% of someone’s TOTAL body weight at 1 year. Oral anti-obesity medications have an average weight loss of about 5-10% of TOTAL body weight at 1 year Injectables […]
New Weight Loss Drug Approved!
Zepbound (tirzepatide) The FDA has approved a new weight loss medication called Zepbound. It is very similar to Mounjaro in its mechanisms of action, however Mounjaro is approved for diabetes management whereas Zepbound is approved for management of individuals with a diagnosis of obesity and or overweight. Qualifications for Zepbound include a BMI of 27-29.9 […]
Wegovy and Saxenda Availability
With the increasing demand for both Saxenda and Wegovy injections for weight loss, availability for these medications has decreased. Both Saxenda and Wegovy are currently listed on the FDAs drug shortage database and the projected duration of the shortage is unknown. Due to the increased shortage of these medications, patients are often left asking “what […]
Summertime Hydration
As the temperature outside continues to increase it is important to start thinking about the need to increase fluid intake to prevent dehydration. What is dehydration? “Dehydration” is a term often used by individuals to describe when the body has lost too much water and salt. What causes dehydration? People naturally lose water and salt […]
Risks of Compounding Semaglutide
Pharmacies or clinics that offer compounded medications do so by combining, mixing, or altering ingredients to create a medication tailored to an individual patient. The process of compounding a medication combines two or more drugs. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. You should be aware that compounded semaglutide may not contain the same active ingredients as […]
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