Optifast Program
What Is The Optifast Program
OPTIFAST® is designed for people who are 50 pounds or more overweight, or have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30.
OPTIFAST Diet
Purpose of the OPTIFAST Program
OPTIFAST® therapy is a comprehensive approach to treating obesity, and is available at hundreds of hospitals and clinics in the U.S.A. and Canada.
Optifast is a line of products and an associated diet plan produced by the Novartis Medical Nutrition Corporation.
Optifast is a medically-supervised program of fortified liquid replacements, which eventually includes food bars and more regular food. Counseling, lifestyle change and exercise are central to the program.
Optifast
Another program designed for quick weight loss, this medically supervised diet plan is available from numerous clinics and hospitals throughout America and Canada.
OptiFast
Very low-calorie clinical weight loss program designed for obese people only.
Ornish Diet
A very-low-fat diet by Dr Ornish. Meat, poultry, and fish are generally not encourages.
Optifast Diet - this diet is nutritionally balanced, but supplies only 900 kcal/day; use of liquid formulas makes
this diet monotonous and expensive.
Optifast is a hospital based outpatient program that uses a very low calorie (600 calories per day) diet to achieve weight loss. The program incorporates training in modifying eating habits and food stimuli in addition to the liquid diet plan.
Examples: Optifast, Slim Fast, Nestle Sweet Success
Typically, you need to add milk to the powder before consumption. Sometimes they are offered as pre-mixed shakes or candy-like bars. These basically provide a semi-starvation diet.
 See also: Diet, Nutrition, Calorie, Health, Weight loss
  
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