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Let’s talk about LDL and low carb diets. THREAD FOR DOCTORS Let’s first address the issues, you have no clue what you are looking at on a lipid panel.Now

RANT (non-medical, avoid if talking about racism is a sensitive topic for you) I lived in Harlem, literally across the streets from the projects. I didn’t believe in systemic racism

THREAD ON WEIGHT LOSS & EXERCISE Many patients ask me about exercise for weight loss, and getting toned.We are often advised to exercise, however, if we are severely overweight

Claim: "Low carb improves diabetes tye2 through weight loss"Data:Anyone who has ever used a CGMMore:Surgeon's stop insulin on day 1 post-bariatric surgeryMORE data:48 hours on a LC diet, glycemic variability

RANT/THREAD I want to talk about the anti-low carb bias that has propagated, not so much broadly but namely from a few chief whiners & id like to juxtapose

THREAD ALERT Autism & Vaccines (brace yourself)I love the curious & creative thinkers, the patients who question everything, b/c answering these questions makes me a better educator1/10 Instead of

THREAD: food addiction & fat shaming I consider myself addicted to food. I used to eat pizza until it hurtSneaking foodTrying to rearrange rhe wrappers of clondike bars that