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Michael Smith

Michael Smith writes HealthCoachJP's weight-management and nutrition coverage. His work focuses on how medications, hormones and sleep affect body composition, and on separating evidence-based fat-loss guidance from diet-industry claims. He sources from NIH, CDC and NIDDK plus peer-reviewed research, and checks every clinical claim against a primary source before publication. He is a health writer, not a clinician, and his articles are not medical advice.