Medical Weight Loss Products 

OPTIFAST® is a Low Calorie Diet  (LCD) designed to help medically at-risk, obese patients improve health and lower weight-related health risks.  Medical weight management centers across the country offer a variety of treatment protocols using OPTIFAST products and services under the supervision of physicians and other health care professionals.

Patient Profile to qualify for this type of weight loss:  Eligible persons should have a Body Mass Index (BMI) >30 (30% over ideal body weight). Over 50% of these patients have obesity-related co-morbidities such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and sleep apnea.

OPTIFAST is a multidisciplinary medical protocol delivered by physicians trained in obesity management.

Medical Monitoring includes detailed guidelines for screening and assessment plus

• Detailed treatment protocols
• Blood chemistry and electrocardiogram (EKG)

Lifestyle and exercise assessment, counseling and education

Health professionals counsel individuals and groups. Our Weight Management Learning  System consists of 60 topics to educate patients in lifestyle modification, activity, and nutrition.

Extensive History

• OPTIFAST has been used in the treatment of over 700,000 patients since 1974
• Over 50 peer-reviewed publications describe research with OPTIFAST

OPTIFAST treatment provides clinically validated outcomes.

National statistics from OPTIFAST show:

• 51.9 lb. mean weight loss
• 12% mean decrease in serum cholesterol
• 12% mean decrease in serum glucose
• 10% mean decrease in blood pressure