GLP-1 RA antiobesity medications: Lifestyle changes needed too

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. It is the follow-up to his volume, “Six Factors to Fit: Weight Loss That Works for You!”