GLP-1 RA antiobesity medications: Lifestyle changes needed too

Author(s):

Richard Payerchin

Key Takeaways

Lifestyle changes are vital alongside GLP-1 RA antiobesity drugs for effective weight management, as emphasized by Dr. Robert Kushner.
Dr. Kushner's expertise in obesity and nutrition underscores the importance of integrating lifestyle modifications with pharmacotherapy.
His forthcoming book will offer healthcare professionals strategies for patient-centered weight management, expanding on his previous work.

A physician researcher and author discusses the latest information on GLP-1 RA antiobesity medications.

How important is lifestyle when patients begin using GLP-1 RA antiobesity drugs? They are essential, said Robert Kushner, MD. He has made a career as a researcher and author about overweight, obesity and nutrition. He’s also a doctor who has treated patients for years through Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Medicine’s Center for Lifestyle Medicine. His next book, “Patient Centered Weight Management: The Six Factor Professional Program & Toolkit,” written for medical and health care professionals, is due out in 2025, with his wife and co-author, Nancy Kushner, MSN, RN, and contributor Dawn Jackson Blatner, RDN. It is the follow-up to his volume, “Six Factors to Fit: Weight Loss That Works for You!”