David Maglakelidze, MD ("Dr. Mag") is a double board-certified physician (internal medicine and obesity medicine) building a personalized, membership-based concierge primary care practice, with attending experience at Yale New Haven Hospital.https://davidmaglakelidze.comen-ushttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/how-glp-1-medications-workhttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/how-glp-1-medications-workThey are not "diet pills." A physician explains the gut hormone behind the most talked-about medications in medicine, and what the evidence really shows.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTmedicationsDavid Maglakelidze, MDhttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/is-obesity-a-diseasehttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/is-obesity-a-diseaseYes, and understanding why changes everything about how it should be treated. A physician explains the biology behind the diagnosis.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTfundamentalsDavid Maglakelidze, MDhttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/muscle-protein-and-weight-losshttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/muscle-protein-and-weight-lossLosing weight without a plan means losing muscle too. Why protein and resistance training are core medicine, especially in the GLP-1 era.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnutritionDavid Maglakelidze, MDhttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/what-a-first-obesity-medicine-visit-looks-likehttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/what-a-first-obesity-medicine-visit-looks-likeNo lectures, no crash plans. A physician walks through the real anatomy of a first visit: history, evaluation, labs, and a plan you help build.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTpracticeDavid Maglakelidze, MDhttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/why-the-scale-isnt-the-whole-storyhttps://davidmaglakelidze.com/articles/why-the-scale-isnt-the-whole-storyWeight is one number; health is not. What BMI misses, what actually predicts risk, and the markers I watch instead.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTfundamentalsDavid Maglakelidze, MD