Bring on the Bacon!
If you missed our segment this morning on @KCRA, here it is!! Bring on the bacon! All for a good cause for our friends at the Roseville Police Department. Watch the episode here: Video also posted on KCRA.
Cafe Bernardo Restaurant Review!
“Portion control is out of control and bigger is not better!” Is it a coincidence that Americans’ body sizes are growing in unison with super-sized foods? There are many theories to the growth of the American girth, but I am certain super-sized portions play a significant role – it can really be a calorie trap. [...]
Restaurant Review for July 2013
Cafe Bernardo has a new, fresh taste in town! I recently visited their Midtown location on 28th and Capitol, just down the street from our Sacramento office. It was delicious and Hendricks Approved! Read my review here:
Restaurant Review – Paragary’s New Hot Spot! “Hock Farm”
Visit Paragary's new restaurant, Hock Farm Craft and Provisions, in Mid-Town Sacramento. We recently had lunch there, loved it and it is Hendricks Approved! Click here to read my article in their Newsletter ~Paula Here are five good reasons why it is important to eat protein every day and at every meal. 1. Protein is [...]
Addiction potential of phentermine prescribed for obesity
Objective: To determine whether long-term phentermine treatment produces any sign or symptom of abuse or addiction. Date of Research Idea: October 2007. Collaborators: Frank L. Greenway, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University. Manit Srisurapanont, M.D., Ph.D., Chaig Mai University, Chang Mai, Thailand, Stacy Schmidt, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Denver. Description: A [...]
Blood Pressure, Heart rate effects, Weight Loss, and Maintenance During Long-term Phentermine Treatment for Obesity.
Objective: To determine cardiovascular safety and effectiveness of long-term phentermine treatment. Date of Research Idea: October 2009. Collaborators: Eric C. Westman, M.D., Duke University, Frank L. Greenway, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University. Alok K. Gupta, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center Description: A retrospective observational study of 300 sequential returning patients treated with [...]
Does abrupt cessation of phentermine treatment for obesity induce amphetamine-like withdrawal?
Objective: To determine if patients taking prescribed phentermine long-term who quit taking the drug develop any signs of an amphetamine-like withdrawal syndrome. Date of Research Idea: December 2007. Collaborator: Frank L. Greenway, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University. Description: A retrospective observational study of patients who had chosen to cease taking phentermine. The [...]
Survey of U.S. Obesity treatment specialists prescribing practices
Objective: To determine how obesity treatment specialists use pharmacotherapy for treating obesity. To determine what drugs are being used in what doses and for what durations. Date of Research Idea: October 2007. Collaborators: Frank L. Greenway, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University; Richard B. Rothman, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute of Drug Abuse. Description: [...]
BACKGROUND ON Our Clinical Research
The concept of using a medicine to treat obesity began a hundred years ago and some of the compounds tried before World War II had some truly awful side effects so it was inevitable that controversy arose when the newly created FDA approved an amphetamine for treating obesity in 1944. At the time the American [...]
Pancake Benedict – It’s What’s For Breakfast!
Simple Dish – Simply Delish! I love a nice warm breakfast on the weekends that tastes great and provides me with the right amount of protein to keep my muscles burning fat throughout the day. Great for dinner, too. Make the pancakes in advance, keep refrigerated and create a quick breakfast during the week, too. [...]