Why We Use OPTIFAST® Medical Meal Replacement Bars and Shakes
We had many choices when looking for products to compliment his weight management services. The selection of the OPTIFAST products from Novartis Nutrition was made after careful consideration of the treatment philosophy, product quality, and overall success of OPTIFAST.
More than one million individuals have used the OPTIFAST® program since 1974. OPTIFAST was the first program of it's kind - combining both intensive education and skill building to facilitate lifestyle change, along with a full formula calorie controlled diet monitored by a trained physician.
OPTIFAST remains the gold standard for this type of obesity treatment, which others try to follow. Over 80 clinical publications describe research with OPTIFAST, and Novartis Nutrition maintains a clinical database of over 80,000 patients who have participated in the OPTIFAST Program.
Significant medical improvements have been documented in over 20,000 patients completing 22 weeks of OPTIFAST treatment:
- 52 lb. (22%) average weight loss
- 12% average decrease in blood glucose
- 12% average decrease in total cholesterol
- 10% average decrease in blood pressure
For patients with co morbid conditions present at baseline, these improvements are even more substantial. Blood glucose, in particular, has been shown to drop more than 35% from baseline in patients with type 2 diabetes completing only 4 weeks of OPTIFAST treatment.
Research in 600 patients who completed OPTIFAST treatment show that 5 years later, approximately 75% of patients have still maintained some of their weight loss, and approximately 55% of patients still maintained medically significant weight loss, defined as 5-10% of their initial body weight on average.
Here are a few of the reasons that we chose OPTIFAST as a treatment option for our patients:
- Holistic Approach: The OPTIFAST Program treats the whole person, not just his/her eating habits. Obesity is a complex disease caused by a combination of genetic, environmental and emotional/social factors. It often contributes to the development of a variety of other health problems such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. OPTIFAST treatment addresses the causes of obesity as well as its consequences.
- Market Leader: OPTIFAST was the first comprehensive formula diet program for weight loss. It remains the gold standard for this type of obesity treatment and is the program that others try to be like.
- Long Term Experience: over one million people successfully treated since 1974.
- Proven Therapy: over 80 studies published in recognized medical journals.
- Proven Results: 52 lb. average weight loss documented in over 20,000 patients completing the OPTIFAST program.
- Ongoing Support: included both during and after weight loss to help you achieve and maintain success.
- Lasting Success: 5 year follow-up studies show that over 50% of people who complete the OPTIFAST Program are able to keep enough weight off to improve their health long-term.
- Professional Service: provided by highly qualified health care professionals specially trained in the treatment of obesity.
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