2/12/26 NEC Webinar with Wesley Tucker, Texas Woman’s University
February 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
NEC Webinar, ‘The GLP-1 Effect on Consumer Purchasing and Dietary Choices’ with Wesley Tucker, PhD, RDN, Associate Professor of Nutrition, Texas Woman’s University
Date: Thursday, February 12th
Time: 12pm to 1pm ET
Location: Zoom
The rising use of GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic and Mounjaro) for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes is significantly altering consumer purchasing behaviors for food and alcohol. In this session, we will look at trends in the usage of GLP-1 drugs, changes in food purchasing and dietary intake preferences on GLP-1 drugs, and how the food industry and restaurants are responding to address these shifts in consumer preferences.
Please Note: The link to the webinar will come in the ticket email you receive after registration. If you do not receive a ticket email or the event link by 11am the day of the event, please contact the NEC for that or any other questions at manager@national-economists.org.
About our Speaker:
Dr. Wesley Tucker is an Associate Professor of Nutrition at Texas Woman’s University in Houston, TX. Dr. Tucker’s research focuses on the role of nutrition and exercise in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. He also has expertise on obesity pathophysiology and treatment including the use of weight loss medications such as GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Mounjaro).