Before, during, and after GLP-1s: the role of nutrition in metabolic care | Amit Shah (Virta Health)

Prior to the wave of GLP-1s, Amit Shah has spent a decade working on reversing metabolic disease through nutrition. As a leader at Virta Health, he's experienced the impact that changing what people eat can have on type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular events, and outcomes across a surprising range of conditions.In this episode, he talks about the reality that 93% of American adults have some form of metabolic dysfunction, addresses patient preferences for medication or lifestyle changes through diet, and shares how Virta is showing that a nutrition-first approach, paired thoughtfully with GLP-1s, delivers better outcomes and lower costs for the employers and health plans.For more from Health Tech Nerds, subscribe to our weekly newsletters: https://www.healthtechnerds.com/subscribeBrought to you by:Ursa Health: Join HTN, Atlas Oncology Partners, and Ursa Health on June 24 at 12pm ET to learn what it takes to scale specialty value-based care. Register: luma.com/htn-ursa-atlasAbridge: Join Abridge's first-ever Keynote on June 11, where CEO Dr. Shiv Rao will share their biggest step yet toward saving time, money, and lives. NYC and streaming globally. Register: events.abridge.com/keynote