Mid-America Weight Management

Exquisitely disappointing...

We are now over 12,500 pounds lost! This is our favorite way to end the day!

The American Heart Association recommends limiting added sugar intake to no more than 9 teaspoons (36 grams) of sugar for men and 6 teaspoons (25 grams) of added sugar for women. This is roughly the amount of sugar found in 912 ounces of soda or 1215 large jelly beans. However, the average American consumes 77 grams of added sugar per day.

We’ve lost over 12,400 pounds! What a great way to end the week!

BOTH of these medication classes are associated with weight loss rather than gain. It is now recommended that they be added for certain comorbidities to treat type 2 diabetes REGARDLESS of hgba1c. From the article: In the section entitled Pharmacologic Approaches to Glycemic Treatment, authors state the inhibitors should be considered for patients when atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), heart failure, or chronic kidney disease predominates independent of [glycated hemoglobin] A1C.