Neil Floch MD
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Associate Professor #DABOM @Yalemed #Obesity #SoMe Editor @soard_journal / bariatric surgery Tweets are my views and not my employer @yalesurgery
Connecticut
Joined October 2013
We must organize indications for all treatments for obesity and its associated conditions - one comprehensive approach, approved by a collective of physicians, governments, pharmaceutical industries, and insurers is needed to advance human health in our global obesity crisis.
Today, @WHO published a guideline in JAMA on the use and indications of #GLP1 therapies, including GLP-1 receptor agonists and GLP-1/GIP dual agonists, for the global treatment of #obesity in adults. https://t.co/mgaUmJUUxy đ§”
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I am being outclassed by AI. Intellectually. Creatively. Even in taste. Iâve spent years automating my work, but machines have finally bested me at the things I built my identity around. Here is how I suggest we deal with it. 𧔠1/5
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Withdrawal of tirzepatide led to most participants regaining weight despite continued lifestyle intervention in the SURMOUNT 4 trial. âïžđ In this new post hoc analysis, greater weight regain on tirzepatide withdrawal was associated with a greater reversal of improvements in
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This post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial assesses changes in cardiometabolic parameters by degree of weight regain after withdrawal of tirzepatide.
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New in @CellPressNews: "We find that a low-protein diet optimally drives post-surgical weight loss, boosts energy expenditure, and improves blood glucose regulation." #bariatricsurgery #sleevegastrectomy #lowprotein #highprotein #weightloss
https://t.co/WD4wpgOhEf
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Illiano et al. apply a multi-omics approach to study the effects of post-SG dietary protein on host metabolism in mice. Counter to current practice, following SG, they find that a low-protein,...
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Itâs coming. IFSO-WOF Global guidelines for the management of obesity. Siloed guidelines are not what a complex disease needs.
We must organize indications for all treatments for obesity and its associated conditions - one comprehensive approach, approved by a collective of physicians, governments, pharmaceutical industries, and insurers is needed to advance human health in our global obesity crisis.
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This is incredible
We might actually defeat HIV in just one generation! Lenacapavir is almost 100% effective at preventing HIV, and all it takes is two shots a year, that activists negotiated a $40/year generic deal for people to obtain. New HIV cases might just end!
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Schematic of the processes by which gut microbes produce deupleted hydrogen gas and then use it to reduce carbon dioxide to acetate (acetogenic bacteria). Ultimately, further microbial enzymatic action converts acetate to butyrate.
Cancer, deuterium, and gut microbes: A novel perspective - ScienceDirect
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It was an honor today to present my talk on #bariatricsurgery and nutrition at the #YOS25 Yale Obesity Symposium along side amazing speakers such as @AniaJastreboff Lee Kaplan MD @Jmortonmd @MDJorgeMoreno
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Intussusception is a condition or complication where one part of the intestine telescopes into another. It can occur from a mass of the bowel such as a polyp or growth or from fixed point such as in bowel or gastric bypass surgery. #obesity #pediatric surgery #gastricbypass
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Metabolites produced in intestine play central role in controlling obesity and diabetes
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A study conducted at Harvard University has identified a group of metabolites that travel from the intestine to the liver and then to the heart, where they are pumped throughout the body. These...
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Polyphenol-rich diets associated with lower long-term cardiovascular disease. People who regularly consume polyphenol-rich foods and drinks, such as tea, coffee, berries, cocoa, nuts, whole grains and olive oil, may have better long-term heart health.
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People who regularly consume polyphenol-rich foods and drinks, such as tea, coffee, berries, cocoa, nuts, whole grains and olive oil, may have better long-term heart health.
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Expose the Food Industry: The Chemicals Accelerating Arthritis Pain mono sodium glutamate
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Hidden chemicals in processed foods may worsen arthritis pain for seniors. Hereâs what you need to avoid for your health.
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Bariatric Surgery Yields More Weight Loss, Glycemic Control than any other treatment at 5 years
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Outstanding characteristics of leadership described from our leader of transplant surgery âŠ@YaleMedâ© âŠ@YaleSurgeryâ© Top 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership for Long-Term Success | Hiroshi Sogawa, MD, MBA, FACS
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đ Transforming Culture Through Leadership đ Surgery is much more than technical expertise and profound medical knowledgeâitâs about leadership. Whether in the operating room, clinic, or administr...
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Unfortunately the Novo Nordisk Evoke phase 3 trials did NOT demonstrate a statistically significant reduction in Alzheimer's disease progression - this is the oral form of Semaglutide
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Novo Nordisk Spent Millions Driving Searches to Ozempic Site for intent of treating obesity prior to semaglutide being approved for weight loss
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Walter Moses Burton: First Black Sheriff in the Nation - 1869! New Heroes Behind the Badge podcast episode out now: Inside the crisis facing Americaâs sheriffs. Executive Director of the National Black Sheriffs Association, Anthony Amerson @1stBlackSheriff , joins Heroes
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When we check patients prior to surgery - a very high number are deficient: up to 100% vit D, 54% Folate, 45% Iron, 30% B-12, 14% vit A, and 74% Zinc - so take a multivitamin a day to improve your health.
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When we check patients prior to surgery - a very high number are deficient: up to 100% vit D, 54% Folate, 45% Iron, 30% B-12, 14% vit A, and 74% Zinc - so take a multivitamin a day to improve your health.
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I am sure everyone has a sticky with the name of B vitamins on their computer. Did you know that most Americans are vitamin D deficient?
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It was an honor today to present my talk on #bariatricsurgery and nutrition at the #YOS25 Yale Obesity Symposium along side amazing speakers such as @AniaJastreboff Lee Kaplan MD @Jmortonmd @MDJorgeMoreno
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