This session will discuss the effects of the second generation weight-loss medications (GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonists), and discuss the benefits and limitations of diet and exercise in addition to GLP-1s as a part of optimal care. 

Session Learning Objectives:

1.) Define the root causes and consequences of obesity, including its impact on metabolic, biomechanical, and mental health.

2.) Recommend dietary advice to patients and clients that will help mitigate the side effects of weight loss drugs.

3.) Discuss how lifestyle modification may be able to help patients and clients avoid weight regain after stopping pharmacological weight loss interventions and increase the chances of eventual reeducation in dosage or weaning of weight-loss medications.