Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Assessment in a Family Medicine Residency Clinic.

Introduction: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a major source of added calories in the American diet, with significant adverse health outcomes. However, intake of SSBs is not commonly assessed in the clinical setting. In some populations with health disparities there is a higher consumption of caloric beverages, contributing to increased cardiometabolic risk.

Resolution of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.

A 73-year-old female of Asian origin was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) after initial gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. She had a relatively benign course over the subsequent 12 years. In 2009, she had increased left-sided abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and progressive weight loss, due to a severe exacerbation.

Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery.

Background: Bariatric surgery is typically associated with improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, recent reports are conflicting, and the aim of this study was to determine factors that would be predictive for long-term outcomes after bariatric procedures.

Methods: One thousand five hundred and seventy-three patients at one Midwestern academic medical center who underwent any type of bariatric surgery were sent the SF-36 survey.

Rapid partial repigmentation of vitiligo in a young female adult with a gluten-free diet.

Vitiligo is a common pigmentary skin condition with a profound impact. Despite a number of therapeutic modalities, few have been demonstrated to result in significant repigmentation within a brief period of time. Reported dietary interventions are sparse.