[Rescheduling] GLP-1's and Eating Disorders: What clinicians are missing

The current weight loss medication landscape is rapidly reshaping weight-centric medical care - but their impact on eating disorder risk, presentation, and treatment is often overlooked. This continuing education talk explores the complex and under-recognized intersection between GLP-1 receptor agonist-containing medications (e.g., semaglutide, dulaglutide, and tirzepatide) and eating disorders across the diagnostic spectrum. Clinicians will examine how appetite suppression, weight loss reinforcement, and cultural weight bias may exacerbate disordered eating, mask symptoms, or delay diagnosis...Read more - particularly in patients with subclinical or atypical presentations. Of particular concern is the potential for GLP-1 receptor agonist-containing medications to induce or exacerbate malnutrition, complicating the clinical picture. The session will challenge common assumptions about “appropriate” candidates for GLP-1 receptor agonist-containing medications, highlight ethical and clinical blind spots, and offer practical guidance for screening, assessment, and interdisciplinary decision-making to support patient safety and recovery-oriented care. Less...

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the intersectional risks of GLP-1 medications across the eating disorder diagnostic spectrum, with a focus on how physiological appetite suppression and weight-loss reinforcement can exacerbate restrictive behaviors or trigger relapse in vulnerable populations.
  • Assess the ethical and clinical considerations of prescribing GLP-1s to patients with a history of disordered eating, balancing medical indications (such as diabetes management) against the potential for destabilizing psychological recovery.
  • Identify clinical "blind spots" and diagnostic delays caused by cultural weight bias, specifically examining how GLP-1 receptor agonist-containing therapy may mask symptoms in patients with atypical anorexia or subclinical presentations who do not fit traditional weight-centric stereotypes.
  • Evaluate the nutritional implications of GLP-1 receptor agonist-containing medications specifically malnutrition, electrolyte imbalances, and micronutrient deficiencies.

Friday, May 01, 2026

Live Interactive Webinar

12:00 PM EDT - 01:30 PM EDT

EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours

About the speakers

Shaun Riebl, PhD, RDN, Chief Nutrition Officer at Within Health

Shaun Riebl, PhD, RDN, Chief Nutrition Officer at Within Health

Chief Nutrition Officer at Within Health
Dr. Riebl provides trauma-informed nutrition therapy to individuals struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders. His passion for this population began with his master's thesis studying eating disorders in male cyclists, and he continued to explore eating behaviors during his doctoral work. Dr. Riebl has held assistant professorships at UNC Chapel Hill and The University of Mississippi as well as research positions with Duke University. With over 15 years of clinical experience, he promotes freedom, flexibility, and nourishment with food while providing compassionate, evidence-based treatment for all people.
Wendy Oliver Pyatt, MD, FAED, CEDS

Wendy Oliver Pyatt, MD, FAED, CEDS

Co-Founder, CEO, Chief Medical Officer, Within Heallth
Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt is a world-leading expert on treating eating disorders. With more than 25 years of clinical experience, she has developed five distinctive treatment programs, all grounded on a strong bio-psycho-social foundation, and incorporating intensive psychotherapy, with behavioral foundations, and high medical standards. Wendy has developed a unique treatment approach that delves into the underlying issues that place a person at risk for mental health conditions and eating disorders and lead to healing, health and inner peace

Wendy received her specialty training at New York University-Bellevue Hospital in New York City, she has also held faculty positions at New York University, Albert Einstein School of Medicine and University of Nevada School of Medicine. Wendy is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in both Adult and Addiction Psychiatry. She is the author of two books, most recently Questions and Answers on Binge Eating Disorder, A Guide for Clinicians. She is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. She has received Senatorial Recognition for her commitment to the mental health treatment community.

CE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Credit Hours

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