In-Person Conference

GLP-1 Therapies have transformed the clinical management of obesity and related metabolic disease, and this has resulted in new clinical concerns such as gastrointestinal side-effects, obesity-associated nutritional insufficiencies, poor long-term adherence and limited real-world efficacy.

Practical, evidence-based strategies supporting the weight loss journey, from before starting a GLP-1 therapy, during the weight loss and weight maintenance phases, and in case of discontinuation, are needed for health professionals practicing nutrition and lifestyle medicine.

This important event brings together leading researchers and clinicians working in this area to provide insights that inform clinical practice. Topics feature the first international consensus recommendations developed to support the GLP-1 therapy weight loss journey and the related topics of ultra processed food addiction, personalised nutrition including continuous blood glucose monitoring, and the role of nutritional therapy.

All attendees receive:

• 4-hours of CPD approved education

• Lecture notes

• Supplementary research papers

• Clinical tool and resources

• Lunch and refreshments

• Free sample products

Professor Kamlesh Khunti

Kamlesh Khunti is Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester, UK. He has led a programme of work during the COVID-19 pandemic and is a member of UK Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and Chair of the SAGE Ethnicity Sub-panel.

Professor Khunti is also Director of the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in Applied Research Collaborations (ARC) East Midlands, Director of Centre for Ethnic Health Research and Director of The Real World Evidence Unit. He has published over 1100 peer-reviewed articles. He is also Honorary Visiting Professorial Fellow with Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne.

He is named as Top T2 diabetes researcher globally by Expertscape. He has won numerous awards nationally and internationally, including ‘Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Award for Excellence in Medical Research, India’, ‘Primary Care Diabetes Society Lifetime Achievement Award’, ‘Diabetes Philippines Augusto D. Litonjua Endowed Lecture Award’, ‘Primary Care Diabetes Europe Paul Cromme Award’.

He was awarded the CBE in the 2022 New Year’s Honour’s List for services to health.

Professor Javier Gonzalez

Professor Javier Gonzalez is interested in human fuel use. How we get fuel from our diet, burn fuels during exercise; and store fuels when they exceed our requirements.

Professor Javier Gonzalez’s research group employs a variety of methods to understand human fuel use, including indirect calorimetry, tissue biopsies and stable isotope (IV) infusion and ingestion. They use these methods across laboratory-based and free-living studies to answer basic science and practically-relevant questions.

Professor Javier Gonzalez joined the Department for Health at the University of Bath in 2014 as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) before being promoted to Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in 2017, Reader (Associate Professor) in 2020 and Professor of Nutrition and Metabolism in 2022. He is also a consultant to sports teams and industry.

In recognition of his research, he received the Julie Wallace Award 2018 from the Nutrition Society and in 2025 became one of the Inaugural Excellence in Nutrition Fellows of the American Society for Nutrition. Professor Gonzalez is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism.

Dr. Jennifer Unwin

Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist and Prominent Expert in the Field of Food Addiction, UK. Past Chair UK Association for Solution Focused Practice. Winner of the British Psychological Society Karen Ehlert Lifetime achievement award in clinical health psychology. Co-founder of Food Addiction Solutions.

Dr Jen Unwin has spent her professional life interested in the role of hope in chronic disease and how it can be used to bring about behaviour change. Her insights teamed up perfectly with Dr David Unwin’s interests in bringing about drug-free type 2 diabetes remission. For over 13 years they have been running group sessions in primary care to achieve just that, so far for more than 150 patients. Both doctors were featured in a BBC TV documentary ‘The truth about carbs’ that was seen by 3.7 million viewers. Jen has written a book ‘A Fork In The Road’ and is part of a team that published the first ever treatment study in the field and co-ordinated an international expert consensus on food addiction.

Natalie Louise Burrows

Natalie Louise Burrows is a registered Nutrition Practitioner, Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, and Clinic Director of Integral Wellness - an evidence-led personalised nutrition clinic specialising in cardio-metabolic health, where she leads a team of registered Nutritional Therapists.

Driven by both professional expertise and personal experience, Natalie is deeply committed to changing the trajectory of preventable chronic disease. With a family predisposition to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease - and her own experience of poor metabolic health during a high-pressure corporate career - she understands how nutrition, sleep, stress, and lifestyle shape long-term health outcomes.

Natalie supports clients across the full spectrum of cardio-metabolic health, including those using medications such as GLP-1 therapies, focusing on sustainable habits that improve metabolic markers, restore energy, and, where possible, place conditions into remission.

Alongside her clinical leadership, Natalie operates at the forefront of nutrition innovation. She also serves as a consultant and writer for health brands and delivers clinical education for Lingo, an Abbott company, equipping healthcare practitioners to apply continuous glucose monitoring within preventive care models.

Natalie lectures at academic institutions and speaks at professional conferences, contributing to the dialogue that shapes the future of chronic disease prevention. A sought-after media voice, Natalie’s expertise has been featured in national press, including The Independent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Sun, and Metro, and she has contributed as a guest on podcasts, Heart and BBC Radio, and GB News.

Natalie is redefining proactive healthcare by helping people take earlier, more informed control of their long-term health.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Millennium Gloucester Hotel, 4-18 Harrington Gardens, London, United Kingdom

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