4 min readmedications
How GLP-1 medications actually work
They are not "diet pills." A physician explains the gut hormone behind the most talked-about medications in medicine, and what the evidence really shows.
Writing
Articles
Plain-language pieces on obesity medicine, written and medically reviewed by Dr. Maglakelidze.
4 min readfundamentals
Is obesity a disease?
Yes, and understanding why changes everything about how it should be treated. A physician explains the biology behind the diagnosis.
4 min readnutrition
Muscle, protein, and weight loss: what actually matters
Losing weight without a plan means losing muscle too. Why protein and resistance training are core medicine, especially in the GLP-1 era.
4 min readpractice
What a first obesity-medicine visit actually looks like
No lectures, no crash plans. A physician walks through the real anatomy of a first visit: history, evaluation, labs, and a plan you help build.
4 min readfundamentals
Why the scale isn't the whole story
Weight is one number; health is not. What BMI misses, what actually predicts risk, and the markers I watch instead.