by Craig Primack MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA | Mar 14, 2023 | Obesity Medicine
Weight loss is a common goal for many individuals, as excess weight can lead to a variety of health problems such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and joint pain. While many people initially try to lose weight on their own, seeing a specialized clinician can...
by Craig Primack MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA | Jan 20, 2023 | Obesity Medicine
One of the objections that I regularly hear when discussing the use of meal replacements in weight loss is the new patient who states, “I just want to eat normal food.” Unfortunately, the foods that many of us eat regularly and often that we think are...
by Craig Primack MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
A recent study out of the UK and France found that starting at age 50, those who slept 5 or less hours a night have a 30% increased risk of several serious, chronic diseases (see below) and by the age of 70, in those who slept five or less hours a night the risk...
by Craig Primack MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA | Oct 13, 2022 | Healthy Eating
Every year is unfortunately full of new and unproven “fad” diets. One of the more recent fads is intermittent fasting (IF), which results in skipping breakfast. There are many variations of IF and the current belief (after hundreds of studies on IF) is that...
by Craig Primack MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA | Sep 1, 2022 | Obesity Medicine
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability and a common reason that people stop daily exercise. The estimated incidence of knee OA is 22.9% over the age of 40. The 2020 worldwide incidence of knee OA is estimated to be between 565.6 and 745.6 million...
