Injecting a Balanced Approach to Weight-Loss Drugs (GLP-1s): How Food as Medicine and Other Lifestyle Changes Can Create Measurable and Sustainable Health Outcomes

About This Webinar
January 31| 1-2:00 PM ET

The term “game-changer” is often overused, but GLP-1s, more commonly known as “weight-loss drugs,” have taken the country by storm and are producing extraordinary results. Originally intended to treat Type 2 Diabetes, their efficacy continues to grow as they are now approved to treat obesity and show tremendous promise to potentially treat other conditions.

GLP-1s are here to stay, but understanding their implications, including their side effects and expense, pose big challenges to patients, employers and benefits buyers, healthcare providers, and payers. The medication is only one piece of the puzzle. In order to create sustainable savings and health outcomes, the entire spectrum of healthcare stakeholders will realize a much better long-term scenario for patients if they can collaborate on a holistic health strategy that encompasses lifestyle change, access to nutritious food, and personalized health coaching to prevent or mitigate the progression of obesity-related diseases.

Attend this webinar to explore the strategies for managing the high costs associated with GLP-1 drugs through outcomes-based interventions. Gain valuable insights into the effective implementation of food as medicine programs, aimed at addressing the root causes of obesity, and discuss how to curb escalating healthcare expenses linked to obesity-related issues.

  • Explore opportunities to navigate the era of GLP-1 drugs while controlling costs and promoting a culture of health and well-being
  • Discuss the role of consuming healthy foods to drive long-term health engagement and outcomes improvement
  • Implement personalized health interventions and behavior-change programs to optimize clinical outcomes and maximize savings
  • Review strategies to increase access to nutritious food and mitigate food insecurity challenges
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Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Director, Tufts Food is Medicine Institute

Distinguished Professor, Dean Emeritus, Jean Mayer Professor

Professor of Medicine, Tufts School of Medicine and Division of Cardiology,
Tufts Medical Center

Member, Clinical and Translational Science graduate program, Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences

Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, Jean Mayer Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Professor of Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine, and an attending physician at Tufts Medical Center …

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Josh Hix

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Season Health

Josh is co-founder and CEO of Season Health, the only integrated Food-as-Medicine Platform that enables people to eat well and live well. By combining evidence-based clinical care with access to affordable medically-tailored meals and groceries…

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Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Director, Tufts Food is Medicine Institute

Distinguished Professor, Dean Emeritus, Jean Mayer Professor

Professor of Medicine, Tufts School of Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center

Member, Clinical and Translational Science graduate program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, Jean Mayer Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Professor of Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine, and an attending physician at Tufts Medical Center. His work aims to create the science and translation for a food system that is nutritious, equitable, and sustainable. Dr. Mozaffarian has authored more than 500 scientific publications on dietary priorities for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, and on evidence-based policy approaches and innovations to reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity in the US and globally. Areas of focus include defining healthy diets, nutritional biomarkers, Food is Medicine interventions in healthcare, business innovation and entrepreneurship, and food policy. He is one of the top cited researchers in medicine globally, he has served in numerous advisory roles, and his work has been featured in an array of media outlets. Thomson Reuters has named him as one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds In 2023, Dr. Mozaffarian was nominated by President Biden to serve on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition (PCSFN), a federal advisory committee that aims to promote healthy eating and physical activity for all Americans.

Dr. Mozaffarian received his B.S. in biological sciences from Stanford University, M.D. from Columbia University, and Doctorate in Public Health from Harvard University; and additional clinical training in internal medicine at Stanford University and in cardiology at the University of Washington. He is married, has three children, and actively trains as a Fourth Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.

Josh Hix

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Season Health

Josh is co-founder and CEO of Season Health, the only integrated Food-as-Medicine Platform that enables people to eat well and live well. By combining evidence-based clinical care with access to affordable medically-tailored meals and groceries, Season empowers individuals and their families to make informed, sustainable choices, measurably improving both health outcomes and quality of life. Josh is also co-founder and former CEO of Plated, which shipped millions of meals to over 95% of the United States before being acquired by Albertsons grocery brands in 2017. He has a lifelong interest in health and nutrition. Josh received his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech.