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You can’t drive down the highway these days without seeing at least one car with some version of  an “Ask me about AdvoCare!” window decal proudly displayed on it. But if you want to know more about this diet before dialing a random number scrawled across a back windshield, read on. AdvoCare’s 24-Day Challenge is […]

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 Psychiatric Institute, is alarmed that eating disorders are not only have a high cost financially, but cost lives as well, likely accounting for the highest mortality among psychiatric disorders. How expensive and effective are residential programs for treatment of eating disorders? What other programs might help patients and families meet the challenges of eating disorder treatments? Hosted by Dr. Mary Leuchars.

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 intended to halt and even reverse many of the effects of aging by improving blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and helping readers reach a healthy weight.

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 Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Rowan School of Medicine.

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 in breast cancer risk, remains commonly neglected by the medical community. What parts do nutritional choices and habits play in breast cancer development, and how can clinicians make better risk assessments given this information? Dr. Edward Sauter, Professor of Surgery and Director of the Cancer Treatment and Prevention Center at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, joins Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss emerging connections between nutrition and breast cancer.