The well-documented weight loss success of the OPTIFAST Program is based on the use of meal replacements during the active weight loss phase of the program. The benefits include:
* High-quality, complete nutrition
*Pre-portioned and calorie-controlled servings
*Quick and simple preparation
The typical OPTIFAST patient loses 52 pounds in 22 weeks. Five-year follow-up studies show that over 50% of people who complete the OPTIFAST Program keep enough weight off to improve their health long term. What’s the secret? Participants say it’s because OPTIFAST isn’t just a diet – it’s a community that provides ongoing support during and long after weight loss. The OPTIFAST Program has worked with the top experts in the obesity field since 1974 and regularly shares the latest developments and research with all our clinics.
The OPTIFAST program goes way beyond the typical diet. To help ensure your long-term success, OPTIFAST clinics provide personal support and lifestyle education throughout the program. Some of the features include:
* One-on-one counseling sessions with a physician, registered dietitian, or lifestyle counselor.
*Small group discussions led by a health care professional.
*Peer support from current and past OPTIFAST participants.
* Educational materials created especially for OPTIFAST patients.
*Customized activity plans appropriate to your fitness level and schedule.
Bariatric Surgery
Nutrition Therapy and Bariatric Surgery
Nutritional therapy prior to bariatric procedures can provide significant benefits to surgeons and patients alike:
- Presurgery
- Improved transition to postoperative diet and behavior
- Reduced fatty liver and decrease in liver volume
- Decreased visceral adipose tissue
- Postsurgery
- Reduced risk of liver trauma and blood loss
- Reduced laparoscopic procedure time
- Increased weight loss first year postoperatively
OPTIFAST before surgery
Some OPTIFAST clinics and bariatric surgery centers offer special programs that help patients lose weight in advance of their weight loss surgery.
“Why should I lose weight beforehand,” ask some patients, “when I’ll lose so much weight afterward?” The fact is, the heavier the patient, the greater the risks you and your surgeon face. Clinical data show that using OPTIFAST before surgery can help patients lose enough weight to significantly reduce health risks associated with various procedures. Moreover, the lifestyle changes patients learn as part of the OPTIFAST program help prepare them for life after surgery.
If you are considering weight loss surgery or are scheduled for a procedure, talk to your physician about the benefits of presurgical use of OPTIFAST. It could make a meaningful difference in your health before surgery, during surgery, and long afterward.
Some of the benefits include:
- Reduced risk for complications during surgery
- Reduced recovery time
- Increased weight loss first year following surgery
- OPTIFAST before surgery
- Average weight loss of 32 lbs (1.5-2% of body weight/week) over 6 weeks of presurgical treatment
- OPTISOURCE after surgery
- Designed to meet the unique nutritional challenges of the post-surgical patient
The latest clinical study shows bariatric surgery patients can benefit from pre-surgical weight loss.
Reducing liver size and abdominal adiposity before obesity surgery can lead to a diminished degree of surgical difficulty, decreased risk of liver trauma, and blood loss. Colles and colleagues offered pre-operative patients the OPTIFAST full meal replacement diet for up to 12 weeks to reduce surgical risks through weight loss.
Significant findings from the study included mean decreases in:
- Body weight – 32 lbs. (10.6%)
- Liver volume – 18.7%
- Visceral adipose tissue – 16.9%
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