OPTIFAST Diet

What Diet? - OPTIFAST Diet
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. More recently the program has been sold around the world (including New Zealand and Australia) via pharmacies. The program, produced by Novartis Medical Nutrition Corporation, is designed for obese people - those overweight by 50 pounds or more (about 22Kg), or having a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30. Overweight individuals (those with a BMI of 25 to 30) who experience medical problems caused by their weight may also benefit from the program. It succeeds by combining the expertise of physicians, registered dieticians and behavioural counsellors with a high-quality, calorie-controlled, nutritional formula in a program that treats the whole person, not just his or her weight.