Melanie Rogers

Melanie Rogers, the founder of Balance Eating Disorder Treatment Center and a registered dietitian, dives into the complexities of GLP-1 medications and their effects on eating disorders. She explains how these drugs, originally for diabetes, can blunt appetite but pose risks like relapse or medically induced anorexia. Melanie emphasizes the importance of treating eating disorders before prescribing such medications and discusses the cultural shift towards weight loss. She offers hope for those in recovery, encouraging persistence and informed choices against dieting temptations.