Weight Loss

At Jackson Medical Specialists, we focus on the medical management of weight loss, treating overweight and obesity as medical conditions rather than behavioral failures. This means we believe there is much more to your weight than your habits, such as biology, comorbid conditions, medications, environment, and genetics. So many factors can contribute to weight challenges—not merely lifestyle or willpower. Yet, the vast majority of the weight loss industry has focused solely on behavior changes for weight loss, despite proven research that shows poor success with that approach. They often leave you feeling like your weight status is due to an inability to control eating or laziness, or both. This is not true!

Research shows that on average there is only about 5-7% weight lost with behavior changes, and it often ends up with weight regain and/or weight cycling, frustration, stigma, and ultimately long-term poor health outcomes. Jackson Medical Specialists takes a fresh approach to an old problem: overweight and obesity are medical conditions that warrant medications for management. We apply scientific, research-backed methods, including medication, to support long-term health outcomes, as opposed to standard behavior-only models. Our model breaks the systems that have left you with frustration and weight cycling and gives you long-lasting weight loss and improved healthy you’ve been longing for!