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African Food, Healthy Weight

A Physician’s Guide to Portions, Protein, and GLP-1 Treatment in the United States

Keep the food; improve the pattern.

Patrick Oben, MD

Physician and founder, WellForm MD

28 min · 9 chapters

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Contents

9 chapters · 28 min

  1. 01Your African Food Is Not the Enemy3 min
  2. 02What Changes After Moving to the United States3 min
  3. 03Build an African Plate for Healthy Weight3 min
  4. 04Keep the Rice, Fufu, Jollof, Garri, and Plantain3 min
  5. 05Protein the African Way3 min
  6. 06Cook the Same Food Differently—Without Losing the Flavor3 min
  7. 07When Medical Treatment Is Part of the Plan3 min
  8. 08Your Seven-Day African Food Review3 min
  9. 09Sources4 min

Questions

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This is education, not personal medical or nutrition advice. Your needs may differ because of age, body size, health conditions, pregnancy, medications, kidney function, activity, food access, and goals. Use this guide to prepare better questions for your clinician or registered dietitian.