Functional Medicine
The Metabolic-Hormonal Model of Weight Loss:Insulin, Ketosis, and the Clinical Frameworks of Westman, Fung, and Bikman
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE By Yoon Hang “John” Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine and Integrative/Holistic Medicine Yoon Hang Kim MD| directintegrativecare.com KEY CLINICAL POINTS • Obesity is reframed as a hormonal disorder driven by chronic hyperinsulinemia, not simply an energy-balance problem. • Three complementary clinical frameworks — Westman