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Doctor

Alpana Shukla, MD, MRCP (UK), FTOS is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is a board-certified endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist.

“My goal is to deliver personalized, compassionate, and comprehensive care to all patients, drawing upon my extensive clinical experience and further insight gained through research in obesity and type 2 diabetes. In collaboration with a dedicated, multidisciplinary group of obesity specialists, bariatric surgeons, and dietitians, we work to provide exemplary care for our patients.”

Researcher

Dr. Shukla is the Director of Clinical Research at the Comprehensive Weight Control Center in New York, NY. A key area of Dr. Shukla’s research is a novel behavioral intervention, termed “food order,” for regulation of blood glucose in individuals with overweight/obesity, type 2 diabetes, and prediabetes. She has over 50 publications including articles in high-impact peer reviewed journals and book chapters.

Eat Carbs Last

What is “food order?”

Food order, or “macronutrient sequencing” is the concept that the order in which you eat your food within a meal changes how your body processes it.

The Shukla Lab has done several studies showing how (1) eating carbohydrates at the end of the meal or (2) eating vegetables before mixed meals reduces blood sugar and insulin.

  • Eat Carbs Last

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  • Food Order in Prediabetes

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  • Metformin for Weight Loss

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  • 5-Years Medical Management of Obesity

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  • Medications after Bariatric Surgery

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Mentor

Mentoring shapes our personal and professional paths. It entails guiding, empowering, and supporting. The greatest gift of mentorship is watching mentees become mentors themselves.