What Will My Diet Look Like After ESG?
Commitment to diet and exercise changes is essential to long-term success after any weight loss procedure, including non-surgical, minimally invasive options like endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG). After an ESG procedure, to give the stomach time to heal, patients will need to slowly re-adjust to a normal diet over the eight weeks post-procedure. From there, a […]
Navigating Your Diet Post-Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Weight loss following endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) requires a thoughtful approach to nutrition. Making improvements to your diet helps to maximize the benefits of your procedure, support your overall health, and achieve your goals. Here’s what you need to know about your endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty diet, including common challenges and tips for staying focused. What […]
How Does Parental Influence Affect Children’s Eating Behavior?
From the first spoonful of baby food to the battle over finishing vegetables during family meal times, parents play a profound role in shaping the eating behaviors of their children. This relationship between parents and children isn’t just about providing sustenance, however; it’s also ideally about training and preparing children for a lifetime of healthy […]
What Is Food Noise and How Do You Stop It?
Food is undoubtedly an essential part of our lives, providing nourishment, pleasure, and even sometimes a reason for connecting with others. But for some people (or perhaps everyone at some point in life), food can become an all-consuming mental preoccupation. From meticulously planning every meal to counting calories with unwavering precision, an excessive focus on […]
A Review of the Ornish Diet
Be it aesthetic concerns or questions of long-term overall health, Americans seem to always be on the lookout for the next new diet plan. This is partially driven by social media and the ongoing stigma of being overweight, but it is also driven by the very real epidemic of obesity in the United States.
A Review of the Pescatarian Diet
Dieting for most people is usually a way to either lose weight or avoid gaining weight. For others, though, a chosen diet is about living a healthier life or aligning one’s lifestyle choices with a set of core beliefs. A great example of a diet like this is the pescatarian diet, a unique and increasingly popular dietary pattern that offers a fusion of plant-based foods and seafood.
Is NASH Caused by Obesity?
As obesity continues to rise in the United States, more and more obesity-related conditions are similarly becoming more prevalent. Overwhelming evidence from recent decades—in the form of randomized controlled clinical trials and various meta-analyses—has shown clearly that obesity can harm virtually any aspect of health. Yet while cardiovascular disease and conditions like type 2 diabetes […]
A Review of the Flexitarian Diet
Choosing the “right” diet is always a challenging proposition, especially given how many questionable fad diets come and go every year. Some publications, like U.S. News and World Report, attempt to help American consumers by ranking and reviewing various diets.
How to Get Back on Track After Overeating
Even if you’re fully committed to living a healthier lifestyle with a balanced diet, there are going to be times when you overindulge and eat more than you should. Whether it’s a celebratory meal, a social gathering, or a “cheat day,” it’s natural to eat more than you normally do from time to time. Overeating […]
Are Protein Shakes Good for Weight Loss?
If you spend any time on the internet these days, you won’t have to look far to find advice on how to lose weight. Whether it’s a fad diet, an expensive piece of specialized exercise equipment, or a supplement that promises rapid results, there are countless options to sift through. A popular phenomenon in the […]
