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Dr. Bhanote: Don’t let GLP-1s do 100% of the work 🚫 #MetabolicHealth

Name: Dr. Bhanote: Don’t let GLP-1s do 100% of the work 🚫 #MetabolicHealth
Uploaded: 2026-02-12T00:39:34+00:00
Duration: 49 s
Channel: Anu Simh
Description: Dr. Bhanote warns that patients on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic often become psychologically dependent on rapid weight loss and neglect lifestyle changes. He…

12 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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Dr. Bhanote warns that patients on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic often become psychologically dependent on rapid weight loss and neglect lifestyle changes. He says the medication should pair with diet, exercise, and behavioral work, not replace them, and stresses GLP-1s aren't side-effect-free or meant for indefinite use.

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You have patients on a zempic? I do have patients who are on a zempic not prescribed by me because I'm a fruit and veggie dealer, not a drug dealer. But we work through it. Right. Because they kind of become a little bit dependent on Ozempic mentally, because, yeah, they're seeing results. They're like, oh, I haven't lost weight like this in my, like, whole life, and now I'm seeing results. So now I'm dependent on it in a way, and having, like, kind of holding their hand to start also making those lifestyle changes along with it. Because you can't be on a Zic forever without understanding that medications are not without side effects. So this is really about, okay, this is where you are now, but this is where we want to go, and let's take those steps together.