The landmark PREDIMED trial -- a randomized controlled trial involving 7,447 participants -- demonstrated that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with EVOO (approximately 50 g/day) did not result in weight gain over nearly five years of follow-up, despite being an unrestricted-calorie, high-fat diet (Estruch et al., 2018)
The safest programs begin with a physician evaluation and include consistent ongoing physician oversight
Beyond the initial monitoring window, continue routine thyroid checks at your regular intervals (typically annually for stable hypothyroidism)
This blog sets realistic expectations: what typical results look like in clinical trials, how timelines usually play out, what factors change outcomes, why plateaus happen, and what success should actually mean beyond the weighing scale
The FDA is evaluating GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro for safety following anecdotal reports of suicidal ideation and hair loss