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PETER VASH MD, MPH
INTERNIST & ENDOCRINOLOGIST
SPECIALTY IN OBESITY MEDICINE
LOS ANGELES, CA
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Listening to the GLP-1 Injection Medications
The recent surge in the use of the GLP-1 injection medications have shown how effective these agents can be , safe (at least in the short...
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Feb 6, 20242 min read
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Anti-Obesity Medications
It is now evident that obesity is recognized as a medical disease with serious long-term consequences, such as type 2 diabetes,...
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Nov 8, 20231 min read
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Obesity as a Class Distinction
It is now more evident that obesity is a serious chronic condition that adversely affects individuals and their families and has the...
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Oct 25, 20232 min read
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What's Missing in OZEMPIC
What is missing with Ozempic and the Ozempic-like medications for the treatment of the overweight condition? These GLP-1, Glucagon Like...
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Jul 28, 20232 min read
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Apple Cider Vinegar for Weight Loss
Can Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) really help you lose weight? Recently a new twist on an old diet format has resurrected itself once again,...
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May 3, 20232 min read
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The Fat Man Who Led Me To Treat Obesity
When I first started to treat overweight and obese patients at the U.C.L.A. Diabetic Clinic years ago there was little interest or...
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Mar 17, 20235 min read
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Why the Rates of Obesity Are Increasing
Obesity is a major public health problem that is responsible for increasing numbers of disabling and destructive medical conditions such...
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Feb 24, 20233 min read
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Sleep and Weight Loss
Numerous clinical studies have repeatedly shown that decreasing hours of quality sleep are associated with an increasing desire for...
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May 9, 20221 min read
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Obesity, Hypertension and Renal Dialysis
I recently saw a patient who weighed about 280 pounds, at least 100 pounds overweight who was on chronic renal dialysis. When I asked why...
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Apr 25, 20222 min read
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Intermittent Fasting: An Old Idea in New Clothes
Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a popular and trendy program now in fashion for weight loss. A recent article in the Journal of the...
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Apr 11, 20222 min read
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Post COVID Infection &Type 2 Diabetes
There is some new clinical research on the long-term effects of COVID infection. Some of the ‘long haul’ post infection complications...
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Mar 28, 20221 min read
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Losing Weight Depends On Calories And The Individual’s Lifestyle Eating Behavior
To lose weight most individuals know what to do, but don’t do it. Clinical studies show that the person’s lifestyle eating behavior is...
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Mar 14, 20222 min read
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Visceral Fat and Insulin Resistance
A patient recently asked me about a supplement currently being advertised on TV that is supposed to reduce insulin resistance by reducing...
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Feb 28, 20222 min read
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Sugar and Cancer Cell Growth
Recently I was discussing with an oncologist the prognosis of an overweight patient whose cancer had returned. Our discussion concerned...
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Feb 21, 20222 min read
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The Anti-Diet Movement
Recent news reports suggest weight loss through dieting by calorie restriction is a not a productive way for individuals to lose weight...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
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Patient Question - Weight Loss and Carbohydrates
A patient who wanted to start the New Year off with a new weight loss program but was confused about the types of carbohydrates to avoid...
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Jan 17, 20222 min read
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The Myth of Sugar Addiction
If sugar isn’t addicting then why do so many individuals want it, like it, use it and even crave it? Is it a physiological need or a...
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Dec 20, 20212 min read
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Obesity and Covid-19
While everyone is tired, worn and frustrated with hearing about COVID, with the appearance of the new Omicron variant my earlier blog is...
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
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Is Sugar Addicting?
The research on this question is still being debated but without a clear answer, yet it continues with a lot of emotion and frustration....
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Nov 29, 20212 min read
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Maintaining a healthy weight
While more than 70% of Americans are either overweight or obese, many individuals are just as concerned about maintaining a healthy...
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Nov 21, 20211 min read
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