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Eric Charles Westman

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Duke Box 3810, Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, Durham, NC 27704
4220 North Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27704

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Nutritional aspects

Book section · January 1, 2023 With evidence pointing to the efficacy of therapeutic carbohydrate restriction (TCR), official protocols for implementation into clinical practice are required. During the metabolic transition from a high-carbohydrate to a TCR diet, clinical considerations ... Full text Cite

Endocrine

Book section · January 1, 2023 Endocrine dysregulation is the hallmark of modern chronic disease, with insulin resistance (IR) playing a central role. Research surrounding treatments to such disorders are complicated due to complex hormonal regulation of homoeostasis, with the liver pla ... Full text Cite

Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition and Disease Prevention

Book section · January 1, 2023 There exists minimal evidence from high-quality, randomized controlled trials that supports any one eating pattern for the prevention of disease or mortality. Observational research regarding low-carbohydrate nutrition and disease prevention is limited by ... Full text Cite

Dietary treatment of the obese individual

Book section · April 19, 2016 Cite

Medical treatment of pediatric obesity

Book section · April 19, 2016 Cite