Staying hydrated and maintaining good electrolyte balance, can help you through many challenges in low carb eating, especially early in your journey! Have you heard of things like “Keto Flu”, “Paleo Flu” or “Sugar Detox”? Clearly, dieting doesn’t give you the flu, so what are these sayings about? And, why do some people seem to
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Sullivan S, Edmundowicz SA, Thompson CC. Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Therapies: New and Emerging Technologies. Gastroenterol. 2017;152(7):1791-1801. Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27989851/ This review article summarizes the currently available bariatric endoscopic devices and/or procedures as well as the weight loss and safety data from their landmark trials. Abstract Endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies (EBMT) are a new addition
Jirapinyo P, Thompson CC. Obesity Primer for the Practicing Gastroenterologist. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021;116(5):918-934. Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33840730/ This review article discusses all treatment modalities for weight loss ranging from diet and exercise to weight loss medications, bariatric endoscopy and bariatric surgery. It also contains several illustrations demonstrating these weight loss procedures as well as tables highlighting
Jirapinyo P, Thompson CC. Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Therapies: Surgical Analogues and Mechanisms of Action. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017;15(5):619-630. Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27989851/ Â This review article describes the history of bariatric endoscopy and discusses the currently available bariatric endoscopic devices and/or procedures. It also compares bariatric endoscopic procedures to their bariatric surgical analogues and discusses mechanisms
