{"id":408165,"date":"2026-01-15T05:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/408165\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T05:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:55:09","slug":"trini-couple-return-home-to-focus-on-stigma-of-obesity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/408165\/","title":{"rendered":"Trini couple return home to focus on stigma of obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<a class=\"article-category\" href=\"https:\/\/newsday.co.tt\/category\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/newsday.co.tt\/reporter\/rishard_khan\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\tRishard Khan<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10 Hrs Ago<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/24725108-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Robert Jupiter. - \"\/>Dr Robert Jupiter. &#8211; <\/p>\n<p>A PAIR of Trini-born US board-certified doctors has returned to the twin islands to set up a practice which focuses on obesity and metabolic health.<\/p>\n<p>Called Stellar Medical, the practice is founded by husband and wife team Dr Robert Jupiter and Dr Karen Moses, a release said on January 14.<\/p>\n<p>Jupiter is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine and is a registered obesity medical specialist with the Medical Board of TT, while Dr Moses is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to return home after several years of study and practice in the US. This new chapter signals our focus on bringing science-based, stigma-free care to citizens of TT that addresses the biological, hormonal, and environmental drivers of weight gain and metabolic disease,\u201d Jupiter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObesity is not simply about willpower or eating less. It is a chronic metabolic disease that affects nearly every system in the body. Effective treatment must be compassionate, evidence-based, and tailored to each individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The release said Jupiter has expert guidance on GLP-1\/GIP medications such as Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro, which are generally more effective and better tolerated than older weight-loss drugs, with patients often losing 16 to 23 per cent of their total body weight, versus five to ten per cent with earlier treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Although experienced with the new drugs, the release said Jupiter prefers exploring other options such as nutrition, movement, hydration, sleep and mental wellbeing before considering pharmaceutical options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no \u201cmagic pill\u201d to weight loss because obesity is a chronic condition where long-term care and ongoing support are often required,\u201d Jupiter underscored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShame and stigma often prevent people from seeking help. We work to<\/p>\n<p>create a judgment-free environment and, when needed, collaborate with therapists to address the emotional side of weight management.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"News Rishard Khan 10 Hrs Ago Dr Robert Jupiter. &#8211; A PAIR of Trini-born US board-certified doctors has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[196290,196291,97,986,196292],"class_list":["post-408165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-dr-karen-moses","tag-dr-robert-jupiter","tag-health","tag-obesity","tag-stellar-medical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}