Max Petersen

@mpetersenmdphd

endocrinologist, physiologist, track fan, dad

St Louis, MO endocrinology.wustl.edu/people/max-pet… Joined May 2025

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In this new study of tirzepatide +/- resistance training in adults with obesity, both groups lost ~20% BW, about 80% of which was fat (79% in controls, 83% in training group). Despite losing some muscle, training group got stronger; controls got weaker.
nature.com/articles/s4159…

Max Petersen @mpetersenmdphd Oct 2

Balanced coverage in JAMA of our recent diet study dealing with the effects of very-low-carbohydrate and other diets in obesity, prediabetes, and fatty liver disease: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

jamanetwork.com Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Liver Health? This Medical News article discusses a randomized clinical trial that compared the metabolic effects of 10% weight loss with a Mediterranean diet, a very low-fat, plant-forward diet, and a very...

Max Petersen @mpetersenmdphd Sep 14

A nice summary of the potential clinical implications of our recent study: statisfied.substack.com/p/the-keto-die…

statisfied.substack.com The Keto Diet: Food as Medicine This week, I discovered a new meaning – new to me, at least – buried in a familiar aphorism.

Max Petersen @mpetersenmdphd Sep 4

Nice summary of our recent paper on Medscape.
medscape.com/viewarticle/ke…

Max Petersen @mpetersenmdphd Aug 29

Great discussion this morning about reasons for greater liver fat reduction with a ketogenic diet in our study. Some thoughts:

Gil Carvalho MD PhD🌈🇵🇸 @NutritionMadeS3 Aug 29

New RCT shows more liver fat loss on ketogenic diet vs Mediterranean and low fat plant based diets.

Genuinely interesting bc overall weight loss was similar and prior evidence indicated similar liver fat & visceral fat loss on high vs low carb
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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