Treating Obesity Without Shame: Beyond the GLP-1 Hype with Dr. Aryanna Amini

In this episode of Out Loud, Dr. Makkani is joined by Dr. Aryanna Amini, a board-certified family medicine physician with additional certification in sports medicine and obesity medicine.They talk about what obesity medicine actually looks like beyond the online noise around GLP-1 medications. The conversation covers obesity as a chronic medical condition, the stigma patients carry, realistic expectations with GLP-1s, muscle preservation, strength training, compounded medications, access, nutrition, and why weight alone should not be the only measure of health.They also discuss how social media has shaped the way patients think about weight loss, why many patients feel shame even asking for help, and what more thoughtful, weight-neutral obesity care can look like in real clinical practice.This episode is a grounded physician-to-physician conversation about obesity, GLP-1s, metabolic health, and treating patients without judgment.Dr. Amini's social media: @draryannaaminiDr. Makkani's social media: @drmakkani