Syndrome W Publications & Presentations

2001: Metformin Article

Metformin and Carbohydrate - Modified Diet: A Novel Obesity Treatment Protocol
Preliminary Findings From a Case Series of Nondiabetic Women With Midlife Weight Gain and Hyperinsulinemia
By Harriette R. Mogul, MD, MPH, Stephen J. Peterson, MD, Bernard I. Weinstein, PhD, Shaochun Zhang, MD, MS, and A. Louis Southern, MD

The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of a new obesity treatment protocol, metformin and hypocaloric, carbohydrate -modified diet, in high-risk, nondiabetic hyperinsulinemic women with progressive midlife weight gain (refractory to diet and exercise).