Case studies
Case studies from our dietitians
Real patient stories, de-identified, told from the clinical record: where each person started, what their dietitian changed and why, and where they are now. Each one is a single person’s experience, not a promise of results.
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Case study · GLP-1 and body composition
Preserving lean mass through and beyond GLP-1 therapy
About 48 pounds down with tirzepatide, then a measured drop in muscle. Why her dietitian stopped aiming at the scale.
Related article: Keeping muscle on GLP-1 medication
Case study · Gut health and histamine
Eight months, fifteen clinicians, one working hypothesis
Fifteen clinicians, no explanation, then a working hypothesis: gut disruption after antibiotics and suspected histamine intolerance.
Related article: Histamine intolerance
Case study · Type 2 diabetes
A1c from 7.9% to 5.9% on a vegetarian diet
A1c from 7.9% to 5.9% on a vegetarian diet, built on protein, fewer eating occasions and his own glucose data.
Related article: Lowering A1c on a vegetarian diet
Case study · Gut health
Bloating that was likely caused by a painkiller
A clean diet had not helped her bloating. The likely cause was in her medicine cabinet, and her clinicians helped her taper off it.
Related article: Bloating despite a healthy diet
Case study · Weight management
More than 30 pounds in four months, around a schedule that never let up
About 33 pounds in about four months with a two-meal floor, Sunday prep and a plan built for the week she actually had.
Related article: Weight loss on a busy schedule
Each case study is de-identified and describes one person’s care. Individual results vary, and none of these is a guarantee of any outcome or a substitute for medical advice.