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Frontiers in Nutrition · 2025
A real-world study of 50 employees examining weight, retention, medication use, and estimated medication savings after 12 months.
Reported result: 43 lb mean weight loss in the intention-to-treat analysis. Observational study without a formal control group.
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Frontiers in Psychiatry · 2025
An observational study examining changes in validated food-addiction and binge-eating measures during the TOWARD intervention.
Reported result: Average symptom scores decreased at follow-up. Small observational study without a control group.
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Metabolites · 2022
A preliminary workplace pilot examining weight, metabolic markers, medication use, and estimated cost savings over 24 weeks.
Reported result: 38.4 lb mean weight reduction among completers. Preliminary, uncontrolled pilot.
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Research presentation · 2026
A conference presentation reporting one-year diabetes outcomes from an employee cohort, with definitions and study context.
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Research update · 2025
A Toward Health overview of the 12-month Frontiers in Nutrition publication and its findings.
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Conference update · 2025
Highlights from presentations and research posters shared at the 2025 Symposium for Metabolic Health.
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Position statement · 2024
A position statement addressing therapeutic carbohydrate reduction as an option to discuss at diagnosis.
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Published commentary · 2024
A published critique of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ consensus statement on low-carbohydrate diets for children.
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Conference presentation · 2024
A conference recap of employee-wellness data and related metabolic-health presentations.
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Study summary · 2023
A study summary of continuous glucose monitor use in a group medical visit setting for adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Case report · 2022
A case report describing how a ketogenic diet initially masked symptoms of hypercortisolism in Cushing’s disease.
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Study summary · 2021
A study summary examining predictors of LDL-cholesterol response to carbohydrate-restricted diets.
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Case series · 2021
A three-patient case series on a ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting in type 2 diabetes.
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Case series · 2020
A two-patient case series on severe hypertriglyceridemia, intermittent fasting, and a very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet.
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Case series · 2020
A case series examining ketogenic diets in people reporting binge-eating and food-addiction symptoms.
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