--- title: "More than Meds: Holistic Management of Obesity - Improving Health with Evidence-Based Solutions" description: The treatment of obesity is transforming. GLP-1s are the catalyst, but the real goal–and a major topic at the recent Health.Tech Global Summit–is building scalable care models that address this lifelong journey, significantly shifting the trajectory of global chronic disease. image: https://business.weightwatchers.com/hubfs/img-blog-hero-glp-1s.png --- [![Weight Watchers](https://business.weightwatchers.com/hubfs/2026%20Redesign/W-W-2026.svg)](https://business.weightwatchers.com) - [Home](https://business.weightwatchers.com/) - [How It Works](https://business.weightwatchers.com/how-it-works) - [About Us](https://business.weightwatchers.com/about-us) - [Resources](https://business.weightwatchers.com/resources) - [Blog](https://business.weightwatchers.com/perspectives) - [Content Library](https://business.weightwatchers.com/resources) - [Let's Talk](https://business.weightwatchers.com/contact-us?hsLang=en) [Let's Talk](https://business.weightwatchers.com/contact-us) false # More than Meds: Holistic Management of Obesity - Improving Health with Evidence-Based Solutions The treatment of obesity is transforming. GLP-1s are the catalyst, but the real goal–and a major topic at the recent Health.Tech Global Summit–is building scalable care models that address this lifelong journey, significantly shifting the trajectory of global chronic disease.   As written by Hakim Yadi, April 15, 2026 at [https://hakimyadi.substack.com/p/more-than-meds-holistic-management](https://hakimyadi.substack.com/p/more-than-meds-holistic-management).  ---   At this year’s [Health.Tech Global Summit](https://www.health.tech/), I had the privilege to chair a discussion between Kim Boyd, Chief Medical Officer Weight Watchers and Sebastian Meyhofer Vice President, Clinical, Medical & Regulatory Novo Nordisk. Our discussion highlighted a fundamental shift underway in how we think about and treat obesity. For years, the conversation has been dominated by weight: kilograms lost, percentage reductions, and headline-grabbing efficacy data. But that framing is rapidly becoming outdated. The emerging consensus is that obesity is not a weight problem, it is a chronic, complex disease requiring holistic, longitudinal care. This shift has been catalysed by the arrival of highly effective GLP-1 therapies. Continue reading at [https://hakimyadi.substack.com/p/more-than-meds-holistic-management](https://hakimyadi.substack.com/p/more-than-meds-holistic-management)    # [More than Meds: Holistic Management of Obesity - Improving Health with Evidence-Based Solutions](https://hakimyadi.substack.com/p/more-than-meds-holistic-management)   ## Latest posts ### [A New Way to Activate Weight Health Benefits](https://business.weightwatchers.com/perspectives/activatewithfitbit) Weight Watchers and Google Health Enterprise are collaborating to help more members get started, stay engaged and build the daily healthy habits that... 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