Month: January 2016

Host: Mary Leuchars, MD Guest: Allegra Broft, MD As eating disorders are generally on the rise in the United States, what are the personal and economic costs of anorexia and bulimia? Dr. Allegra Broft, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and research psychiatrist at the Eating Disorders Research Unit of the New York State…

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Marla Heller, MS, RD is the author of the best-selling books, The DASH Diet Action Plan, The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution, The Everyday DASH Diet Cookbook, and more recently The DASH Diet: Younger You. In her discussion with host Dr. Brian McDonough, she proposes a nutritional guidance plan…

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Researchers from the Center for Obesity Research and Education in Philadelphia have studied the eating habits of young children when given plates of different sizes. The results were dramatic, with implications for the trending obesity rates in pediatric populations nationwide.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Donovan Green, personal trainer and author of No Excuses Fitness, to Primary Care Today. Mr. Green talks about practical, brass tacks strategies for getting in shape, starting with the basic primer to just get people moving regardless of fitness level.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO What’s the truth about latest anti-obesity medications? How do clinicians assess their safety and efficacy to select the appropriate treatment option for patients? To discuss the latest on anti-obesity medications, host Dr. Jennifer Caudle welcomes Dr. Adarsh K. Gupta, Director of the Center for Medical Weight Loss & Metabolic Control and…

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Edward R. Sauter, MD, PhD, MHA In the clinical arena, discussions on breast cancer prevention and treatment often center on what is considered most "cutting edge," from genetic mechanisms of disease to new combination pharmacotherapies to breast-conserving surgical innovations. But another field of study, targeting the potential roles of nutrition…