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Functional Nutrition Testing in ObesityMelanie Dorion, AGNP

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Lahnor Powell, ND, MPHMedical Education Specialist - Atlanta

Melanie Dorion, AGNP

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• Review factors that lead to nutrient imbalances in the obese patients

• Review the impact of oxidative stress on the obese patient

• Apply diagnostic testing to evaluate areas that may play a causative role in the etiology of obesity

• Develop a comprehensive nutritional strategy for successful weight loss and weight loss maintenance

Objectives for This Presentation

• Contributing factors to nutrient imbalances in obesity– Medications

– Toxins

– Gut dysbiosis and NAFLD

• Oxidative stress– Phase II detox

– Methylation

• Testing

• Management

• Cases

Outline

Contributing Factors to Nutrient Imbalances in Obesity

Nutrient Prevalence

Vitamin C 35-45%

Vitamin D 80-90%

B12 9-10%

Folate 25%

Iron 13-19%

Obesity

Medications

Medications in Obesity

www.mytavin.com

LaValle JB: Consequences of Cardiovascular Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion. Pp.369-404.

Medication Nutrient at Risk

Beta Blockers CoQ10, melatonin

Loop Diuretics Ca, Mg, K, Zn, B1, B6, vit C

ACE Inhibitors Zn, Na

Metformin B12, folate, CoQ10

PPIs B12, Ca, Mg, Zn, Folate, Fe

Statins Zn, Se, CoQ10, EFA

Wellbutrin (Contrave) Tyrosine, Na

Topiramate (Qsymia) GSH, folate

PPIs

www.mytavin.com

• The US permits more than 84,000 chemicals to be used in household products, cosmetics, food, and food packaging – Most of these have never been tested for safety

• Personal care products are manufactured with over 10,000 chemical ingredients– Some are known or suspected carcinogens, toxic to the

reproductive system or known to disrupt the endocrine system

Toxins

https://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/206-million-pounds-toxic-chemicals-dumped-america%E2%80%99s-waterways.

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/12/08/toxic-chemical-health-risks.aspx.

https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/2011/04/12/why-this-matters/#.WxH-eEgvxPY.

• The rise in obesity and multiple chronic diseases parallels the rise in chemicals in our environment

Linking Chemicals to Disease

http://www.diabetesandenvironment.org/home/incidence.

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)

EDCs

DDT

PCBs, PBBs, PBDEs

BPA

Phthalates

TBT

Synthetic Hormones

Mycotoxins

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)

EDCs• Pesticides and Fungicides

– DDT– Vinclozolin

• Industrial Chemicals– PCBs– PBBs & PBDEs– DDT

• Plastics and Plasticizers– BPA– Phthalates

• Organotins/TBT• Synthetic Hormones

– DES

• Natural EDCS– Phytoestrogens

• Mycotoxins

Obesogens

PCBs, PBBs, PBDEs

BPA and Phthalates

• From plastics

• Environmental estrogen

Mycotoxins

• Secreted by mold to protect their “territory”

• Toxic to humans

TBT

• In paint to prevent fouling on boats & disinfectants

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)and the microbiome

• The prevalence of NAFLD is 15-30% of the general population and 50-90% in obesity

• Choline

– Choline is an essential nutrient obtained through diet and endogenous synthesis • Methylation!

– Reduction of choline metabolism which reduces efflux of VLDL from hepatocytes = inflammation

– Degradation of choline by the microbiome mimics a choline-deficient diet = can induce NAFLD

Gut Dysbiosis and NAFLD

Divella R, et al. Int J Biol Sci. 2019;15(3):610-616.

Aragones G, et al. Biomed Res Int. 2019;8507583.

• Alteration of gut microbiota promotes the

development of NAFLD by mediating/affecting

• Processes of inflammation

• Insulin resistance

• Bile acids and choline metabolism

• NASH patients often have SIBO

• May impair the intestinal tight junction and

subsequently increase intestinal permeability

• Also induces hepatic expression of TLR4 and release

of IL-8 that stimulates inflammatory reaction

• LPS forms binding complexes that trigger

inflammation and insulin resistance

Microbiome and NAFLD

Ma Junli, et al. Nutrients. 2017;9(10):1124.

“[…] gut dysbiosis is causative for enhanced secretion of LPS and its mediated inflammation in NAFLD development.”

Ma Junli, et al. Nutrients. 2017;9(10):1124.

Oxidative Stress and Obesity

• RDA most likely not sufficient to prevent subtle metabolic damage and oxidative stress

• DNA damage and oxidative lesions– Inadequate intake of B12, folate, B6, C, E, and Fe

– About half the population may be deficient in one of these

• Mitochondrial damage– Iron and biotin (B7) deficiency

– ¼ of U.S. menstruating women ingest <50% of the RDA

DNA and Mitochondrial Damage

Jones, D. S. (2010). Textbook of functional medicine. Gig Harbor, WA.: Institute for Functional Medicine.

Nrf2 ActivationARE

Nutrients

Toxins

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Keap1

• Proteins– Glycine, glutamate, methionine, serine, cysteine, and acetylcysteine

• Vitamins – B2, B3, B6, B9/folate, and B12

• Minerals– Magnesium, selenium, and zinc

Phase II is Heavily Nutrient Dependent

MTHFR

– B12

– FAD (B2)

– NADP (B3)

– folic acid reduces the activity of the folate pathway

Methylation

• Tripeptide: glutamate, cysteine and glycine

• Magnesium

• Selenium

• Glycine

• B6

Glutathione

Image from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704241/pdf/nihms119862.pdf

Testing

Standard Lab Testing

• CBC– MCV

• Ferritin

• B2– Whole blood

– G6PD deficiency can mask B2 deficiency

– Hypothyroid and adrenal dysfunction decreases activation of B2 → FAD

• B6– Plasma

• B9– Do both Serum and RBC

• red blood cells reflects total folate status, while folate in plasma or

• serum reflects almost exclusively methylfolate

• B12– Serum and methylmalonic (MMA)

– biotin deficiency could blunt the production of MMA

• Homocysteine (hcy) (optimal 5-8)– > indicates B6, B9 or B12 deficiency

• Magnesium– Serum and RBC

– 24-H urine: high in urinary loss

• Selenium– Plasma (vs serum or whole blood)

• Zinc– Plasma (vs serum or whole blood)

– Ideal range 70-120mcg/L

Standard Lab Testing

Functional Testing

Bralley, J. A., & Lord, R. S. (2012). Laboratory evaluations for integrative and functional medicine. Duluth, Ga: Metametrix Institute.

Nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition

• Lipid peroxides: cell membrane damage

• 8-OHdG: DNA damage

Methylation

Methylation

• Homocysteine (hcy) (optimal 5-7)– Elevated: may indicate B6, B9, B12 deficiency

or need for methyl donors

• Methionine1. High with low HCY = not converting

methionine to SAMe

2. Normal with high HCY = B6 def

3. Low with high HCY = deficiency in methyl donors

Methylation

1

• Methionine1. High with low HCY = not converting

methionine to SAMe

2. Normal with high HCY = B6 def

3. Low with high HCY = deficiency in methyl donors

Methylation

2

• Methionine1. High with low HCY = not converting

methionine to SAMe

2. Normal with high HCY = B6 def

3. Low with high HCY = deficiency in methyl donors

Methylation

3

Management

Test and don’t guess!

Root cause

• Deficiencies due to– Inadequate intake

– Increased need

– Decreased absorption

• Food first

• “Open” the pathway

• Medical food/meal replacements

Correcting Imbalances

Food First

Nrf2 ActivationARE

Support Phase II

Nutrients

Toxins

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Keap1

KEAP1

• Zinc

• Selenium

• sulforaphane

Nrf2

• Low doses

• Isoflavones

• EPA/DHA

• Turmeric

• Sulforaphane

• Tocopherol

Nutrients for Oxidative Stress KEAP1 and Nrf2 Support

Miller, Bob. Unraveling Complex Chronic Illness. Forum for Integrative Medicine. (2018).

© NutriGenetic Research Institute 2018.

Supplements

Glucose Support

• MetaglycemX, Metagenics

• Metabolic Synergy, Designs for Health

Detox Support (Prep The Gut!!)

• PermaClear, Thorne

• Lipotropic Complex, Integrative Therapeutics

• GI Detox, Bio-Botanical

• Liver-GI Detox, Pure Encapsulations

• BrocElite, Epiceutical Labs

B Vitamins

• Stress B, Thorne

• B Minus, Seeking Health

• B lozenges– Non methylated: Biotics B12-2000

• IM – B12

– B complex – add 0.5-1cc of lidocaine

– Lipotropic solution

• IVs– Saline with magnesium

– Myers’ cocktail – safety and efficacy

– High dose vit C with Myers’

– ALA – start low and go slow

– Phosphatidylcholine

• Patients may feel exhausted at first

IM and IV

Gaby, AR. Altern Med Rev. 2002;7(5):389-403.

Clinical Case 1Mold illness, MCAS, and SIBO

Clinical Case 2Lyme and Bart

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Functional Nutrition Testing in ObesityMelanie Dorion, AGNP

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