{"id":66284,"date":"2023-12-14T10:51:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=66284"},"modified":"2023-12-14T10:52:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:52:14","slug":"antiobesity-drugs-take-center-stage-at-annual-obesityweek-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/antiobesity-drugs-take-center-stage-at-annual-obesityweek-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiobesity Drugs Take Center Stage at Annual ObesityWeek Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_48058\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48058 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Batsis-John.tdi_-scaled-e1606768582882-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. John Batsis attended the 2023 ObesityWeek conference where discussions centered on new antiobesity drugs. \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">John Batsis, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/obesityweek.org\/\">ObesityWeek conference<\/a>, antiobesity drugs were a prominent part of the discussions. As John A. Batsis, MD says, \u201cThere was a huge focus on newer medications, their efficacy, their safety, gaps in knowledge, and what future studies are needed.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/geriatrics\/research\/dr-john-batsis-research\/\">In his research,<\/a> Dr. Batsis focuses on obesity and physical function in older adults. During the meeting, Batsis and other clinicians shared some pertinent issues regarding these and other therapies, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The effectiveness of lifestyle changes<\/strong> &#8211; Small numbers of people lose significant weight and weight regain is common<\/li>\n<li><strong>Concerns about body composition<\/strong> &#8211; Whether patients taking these drugs lose healthy lean body mass or develop nutritional deficiencies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Their effectiveness for women<\/strong> &#8211; In a conference talk, Jacinda Nicklas, MD, MPH, showed that females often respond better to these newer antiobesity medications than males.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insurance coverage challenges<\/strong> &#8211; If neither Medicare and Medicaid nor commercial insurance pays for antiobesity treatments that cost thousands of dollars a month, they\u2019re not accessible for most patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the full JAMA article: <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2812829\">At ObesityWeek, More Data and Questions About Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, and Retatrutide.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this year&#8217;s ObesityWeek conference, antiobesity drugs were a prominent part of the discussions. 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