Rich Weil, an exercise physiologist and diabetes educator who founded the weight-loss program at the New York Obesity Research Center at St. Luke’s Hospital, was long skeptical about weight-loss drugs. But he believes the GLP-1 drugs—Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and others—are truly breakthrough drugs that will be around a long time. He now heads the online Transformation Weight Control program. ( Photo: Courtesy Rich Weil) Fad or Breakthrough? Onetime Skeptic of Weight-Loss Drugs Weighs In You’ve probably seen the flashy commercials on TV. There’s been an explosive growth in the sales of weight-loss medications... News 12 Aug 2025 | 04:25
