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Dr. David Ludwig
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Endocrinologist, Nutrition Researcher, Public Health Advocate. #1 NYT bestselling author of Always Hungry? and cookbook Always Delicious.
Brookline, MA
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    Dr. David Ludwig
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    May 1
    Are Trials of ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD Reliable? “as good a clinical trial as you can get” “most important study ever done to explain weight gain” “worse than worthless” 👉These quotes by nutrition experts refer to the same study. Who's right? Open access tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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    Dr. David Ludwig
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    Jul 17
    Defining ultra-processed food for regulatory purposes is proving “quite challenging" at @US_FDA fooddive.com/news/ultraproc… Imagine that! nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
    Defining ultraprocessed foods proves ‘challenging,’ FDA food head says
    From fooddive.com
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    Dr. David Ludwig
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    Jul 14
    GLP-1s are great drugs for diabetes, but not a cure. In a new "real-world" study: 👉Only 1 in 6 patients on GLP-1s came off insulin 👉GLP-1s were no better than SGLT-2i or DPP-4i Could a ketogenic diet boost effects of GLP-1s and help more patients come off insulin? Link 👇
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    Dr. David Ludwig
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    Jul 8
    Dietary treatment of psychiatric disease ...? First randomized controlled trial showing feasibility and potential benefits (!) of very-low-carbohydrate #ketogenic diet for schizophrenia and bipolar. Funded in part @BaszuckiGroup See thread below & link: doi.org/10.1093/schbul…
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    Metabolic Mind
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    Jul 8
    Results of the first-ever randomized controlled trial testing ketogenic therapy in people living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were just published in Schizophrenia Bulletin. Here's what was found 🧵
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    Dr. David Ludwig
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    Jul 7
    The Futility of Calorie Counting: “You could put sawdust into a bomb calorimeter and you would get basically 4 calories per gram.... If you’re a termite, yes, you’ll get calories from it. But humans won’t.”
    A customer looks at items at a Grocery Outlet store in Pleasanton, Calif.,. on Sept. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)
    Why losing weight isn't just about counting calories — and what to do about it
    From apnews.com
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