
W. Scott Butsch, MD MSc
@drbutsch
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Dir of Obesity Medicine, Bariatric&Metab Instit @clevelandclinic, @obesitymedicine physician|educator| speaker | policy maker| ❤️ Bills/Sabs/Cubs/espresso
Cleveland, OH
Joined June 2009
Must watch #OprahSpecial tmrw March 18th 8/7c on @ABC (19th Hulu) @Oprah hosts a discussion abt the disease of #obesity, new obesity meds, and the real stories of ppl living w obesity @OprahDaily @CleClinicMD @ObesityAction @STOPObesity @ConscienHealth
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GLP-1 medicines continue to challenge conventional wisdom, with multiple new indications, molecules and mechanisms. Maria Gonzalez Rellan @ChusaGzlzRellan @uoftmedicine provides an update @jama
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This Perspective explores recent progress and future directions in glucagon-like peptide-1 medicines.
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Retrospective claims data reveals over 20 % of GLP-1 medicine users had nutritional deficiencies diagnosed within one-year of starting GLP-1RA treatment. https://t.co/UNDbW7pD9j
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This is a fantastic study @drbutsch! 👉 https://t.co/frXaFgYBRV Whether #GLP1s cause micronutrient deficiencies is a hard question to answer with real world data because access to multivitamin/supplements is so easy The gold ⭐️ in this retrospective analysis is actually *Table
Retrospective claims data reveals over 20 % of GLP-1 medicine users had nutritional deficiencies diagnosed within one-year of starting GLP-1RA treatment. https://t.co/UNDbW7pD9j
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💉 GLP-1 meds don’t just curb appetite—sometimes they curb essential nutrients too. - - - 📉 In a study of 460,000+ adults on GLP-1s (mostly with T2D): 🔹13% developed nutritional deficiencies in 6 months 🔹22% within 12 months 🔹Vitamin D deficiency was most common (13.6%) 🔹3%
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ICYMI 🚨 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Pharmacy Benefit Managers "[The big 3 PBMs] engage in self-dealing to steer patients to a PBM’s preferred pharmacy and they squeeze out small, rural pharmacies—not just in Iowa, but in Illinois too—with lowball payments. PBMs also
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🚨 New data drop: GLP-1s are shrinking more than waistlines—they're reshaping the grocery cart. - - - A large consumer survey (n=1955) just revealed how GLP-1 meds like Wegovy and Zepbound are disrupting diets—and potentially the entire food industry. ⬇️ Key survey takeaways
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@MichaelAlbertMD @BevTchangMD @DrKarlNadolsky @DrNadolsky @NeilFlochMD @DrAngelaFitch @TheLancet @BariatricTimes @BariatricNews @rvcohen Our data of over 400 patients with BMI > 70: ✴️ 40% weight loss after gastric bypass. ✴️ 30% weight loss after gastric sleeve. ✴️ Durability up to 10 years after bariatric surgery is impressive. ✴️ These people have extremely limited options to help them lose weight.
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Tune in Apr 23 – LIVE from Cleveland Clinic: OBESITY MGMT IN IBD. Join @IBD_FloMD @KatieFalloonMD Norma Atkinson @drbutsch @ManuelBragaMD @JosephHabibi_MD Chelsea Feng @CleClinicMD for this CME MOC event. Register https://t.co/AHuvNuXfaK
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🌟 New research to be presented at #ECO2025 in Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May suggests that weight loss programmes targeting a particular % of weight loss often fail and that other factors should be considered. Read more: https://t.co/384RkuUnEw
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🧬 NEW STUDY: Obesity’s Massive Health Impact--from my research group, led by the brilliant @yao_zhiqi. - - - 🚨 In a nationwide study of 270,000+ adults using the All of Us Research Program, obesity was linked to a higher risk of 16 health conditions—with risk increasing by
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Does a Semaglutide first strategy before MBS lead to more weight loss compared to MBS alone ? @egsheu led a research team from @BrighamSurgery to study a marched cohort of >350 patients after MBS 👇 @JAMASurgery
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A new comprehensive review of GIP action from Professors @TimoMueller_IDO and @MatthiasTschop et al, from discovery to modern day GIP-enabled medicines. Free to read via @MolMetab #diabetes #obesity #islets #weightloss #incretin
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Kids from a Buffalo Children’s Hospital made an MVP video for their friend Josh Allen Easily the most wholesome thing you’ll see today
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ObesityLIVE Thursday, 11/14, 5-6p ET. “ All Hands on Deck: Multidisciplinary Management of End-Stage Obesity" Presented by: Dr. Stephen Firkins, Cleveland Clinic Meeting Link: https://t.co/hBlxKWLijy Register: https://t.co/qkW4ExRfVZ
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Where are we with the use of AI in obesity care? @matthew_kroh enlightens us on where the future lies @CleClinicMD @ASMBS @ASGEendoscopy @ObesitySociety
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