Learn practical, science-based information about achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Find out what’s fact and fiction about medications for weight management, including Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro, new oral medications, and other emerging therapies from UT Southwestern physicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals. Also, enjoy a lively, informative cooking demo, featuring tips and practical ways to eat healthy, nutritious foods even on very busy days.  

Attend all or part of this event. 

A complimentary healthy lunch will be served. 

Feel free to bring family or friends with you. 

Register for Weight Wellness Day.

Weight Wellness Day is an educational and outreach initiative of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC). The UT Southwestern NORC is one of only 13 such centers nationwide and is supported by funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases within the National Institutes of Health. The UTSW NORC supports research infrastructure, enrichment programs, and collaborative activities focused on the causes, prevention, and treatment of nutrition- and obesity-related diseases. 

Weight Wellness Day 2026 Program Schedule

9-9:05 a.m. 
Welcome 
Jeffrey Zigman, M.D., Ph.D., FTOS 
Enrichment Director, UT Southwestern Nutrition and Obesity Research Center 

9:05-10:20 a.m. 
Key Tools for Effective Weight Management 
Tonia Vinton, M.D. 
Anna Tavakkoli, M.D., M.Sc. 
Lona Sandon, Ph.D., M.Ed., RDN, LD, FAND 
UT Southwestern experts will discuss the important role of physical activity and lifestyle changes, weight loss medications, and endoscopic weight loss therapies.  

10:20-11:35 a.m.
GLP-1 Medications: What You Need to Know 
Melissa Shoemaker, M.D. 
This session will explain, in clear and accessible terms, the medications many people are hearing about for weight management, including Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro, the new oral Wegovy, and other emerging therapies. Attendees will learn who these medications are intended for, how they work, expected benefits beyond weight loss, common side effects, and what a typical treatment plan may involve. 

11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m. 
Food as Medicine: Discussion and Cooking Demonstration 
Jaclyn Albin, M.D. 
Milette Siler, M.B.A.-HC, RD, LD, CCMS 
Through an engaging discussion and live cooking demonstration, attendees will learn about realistic and sustainable ways to prepare nutritious meals that fit into busy lifestyles. 

12:40-2:30 p.m. 
Complimentary Lunch  
Informal Information Booths