Trini couple return home to focus on stigma of obesity
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday • • health
Key Points:
- Dr. Robert Jupiter and Dr. Karen Moses, both US board-certified and originally from Trinidad and Tobago, have returned to establish Stellar Medical, a practice focused on obesity and metabolic health.
- Dr. Jupiter is certified in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine, while Dr. Moses is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, bringing extensive expertise to their new clinic.
- The practice emphasizes a science-based, stigma-free approach to obesity, recognizing it as a chronic metabolic disease influenced by biological, hormonal, and environmental factors.
- Jupiter highlights advanced medications like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, and Mounjaro, which show significantly better weight loss outcomes, but prefers prioritizing
