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GLP-1 Care for Nutritional Therapists: Nutritional Priorities, Risk & Symptom Management
with Nikki Coughlan
GLP-1s are changing the clinical landscape of weight management. While these therapies reduce appetite and food noise, they also create a new nutritional context: altered hunger cues, reduced intake, gastrointestinal side effects, potential micronutrient gaps, and increased risk of lean mass and bone loss during rapid weight reduction. In this practical webinar for Nutritional Therapists, we’ll explore an evidence-informed, functional framework for safely and effectively supporting clients using GLP-1 medications.
What we’ll cover
- GLP-1 physiology in practice: appetite suppression, delayed gastric emptying, and implications for intake patterns
- Functional baseline assessment: GI history, appetite shifts, restriction patterns, micronutrient risk, medication considerations, and red flags
- Nutrition priorities:
- Protein adequacy and distribution (lean mass protection)
- Bone health during weight loss
- Fibre pacing and hydration
- Micronutrient sufficiency and food-first strategies
- Symptom-led protocols: nausea, reflux, constipation/diarrhoea, fatigue, under-fuelling
- Behavioural considerations: food reward shifts, avoiding diet culture reinforcement
- Maintenance planning: dose reduction transitions and coming off the medications
- Scope & collaboration: recognising when to refer and working alongside prescribers
Date & Time: Wed, 7th April
Time: 7pm-8:30pm
Cost: €18/£15 (FREE for members of our Alumni Community Hub)
CPD points: 1 personal or NTOI registered point (contact ciara@iinh.net for Cert afterwards)
About Nikki Coughlan
Nikki is a registered Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach, with SCOPE certification in obesity management, and in the past 3.5 years has served as Health Coaching Team & Strategy Lead at Beyondbmi, a telehealth obesity clinic in Ireland.
Her work sits at the intersection of nutrition, behaviour change, and clinical obesity care, with a particular focus on integrating evidence-based health coaching into clinical treatment pathways.
Over the past three years, Nikki has played a central role in designing, delivering, and scaling a 12-month digital obesity programme supporting individuals across Ireland. Working closely with doctors, dietitians, nurses, and product teams, she lead the strategic and operational implementation of 1:1 health coaching – translating clinical protocols into personalised, compassionate, real-world support.
Nikki has extensive experience supporting individuals using GLP-1 medications, helping them navigate treatment adherence, nutritional adequacy, side-effect management, and sustainable habit change, focusing on practical strategies that fit into real lives and support long-term health outcomes.
Register your attendance
Please note, this webinar is free to members of our IINH Alumni Community Hub, you will find the webinar recording on Brightspace.
