by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 14, 2024 | Nutrition
Each month North American doctors write more than three million prescriptions for the new weight-loss medications called GLP-1 agonists. Examples include semaglutide in Ozempic and Wegovy and tirzepatide, the drug in Mounjaro and Zepbound. Also each year, these...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 9, 2022 | Nutrition
On May 13, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved tirzepatide (Mounjaro), from Lilly, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The drug has not been approved for weight loss, but so far studies show that tirzepatide with a weight loss diet causes...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 20, 2022 | Nutrition
Most people do not need to keep track of how much fluid they take in. The average person takes in 6-8 glasses of liquids each day without even thinking about it, just by following their own thirst sensations. They meet almost 80 percent of their needs for water by...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 2, 2020 | Nutrition
If you are trying to control your weight, you should not skip breakfast because the food that you eat in the morning causes you to burn more than two and a half times as many calories as the food you eat at night (J End and Metab, March 2020;105(3):dgz311). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 4, 2018 | Nutrition
Overweight people who eat mostly whole foods rather than processed foods can lose weight without counting calories or restricting portion sizes. • A study from Stanford showed that restricting processed foods, particularly those with added sugars and other refined...
