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GLP-1 medications have changed the landscape of weight management. For many people, these medications can be incredibly helpful, improving blood sugar regulation, reducing appetite, decreasing food cravings, and supporting meaningful weight loss. As a nutrition professional who works with people taking GLP-1 medications, I’m not opposed to these medications, in fact, I see firsthand how beneficial they can be for the right person. But I do have a concern about the way GLP-1s

For decades, the United States has largely viewed classic nutrient deficiency diseases, like scurvy and beriberi, as relics of another era. They were conditions we associated with maritime history, extreme poverty, or severe malabsorption, not modern medical weight loss therapy. Yet recent headlines suggesting possible cases of scurvy among people taking GLP-1 medications have forced an uncomfortable question into the spotlight – are we witnessing the return of preventable nu