The
program
The science-based program that delivers
weight loss for health gains
The Difference
The OPTIFAST® program is a medically-supervised weight loss program that closely monitors and assesses progress towards better health and emotional well-being. Typical results at 26 weeks1:
AVERAGE WEIGHT LOSS
Approx.
30 lb
at 26 weeks1
2x more weight loss compared to a reduced calorie
food-based program
HYPERTENSION
10%-15%
average decrease in blood pressure2
HIGH CHOLESTEROL
15%
average decrease in total cholesterol3
DIABETES
Lower
blood glucose levels vs. baseline4
How Works
Our comprehensive weight loss program contains multiple components, including medical, nutritional, and behavioral support, to help you lose weight and improve your health. Click each subject to learn more.
Medical Monitoring
Evaluation and support of patients health and well-being throughout the program.
Different than many other weight loss solutions, OPTIFAST® is a medically-supervised weight-loss program that closely monitors and assesses your progress towards better health and well-being as you lose weight. During your journey with OPTIFAST®, your team of health care professionals will work to ensure that the medications you are taking, and/or the calorie level of your diet are adjusted accordingly, making your weight loss both safe and effective.
OPTIFAST®’s medical monitoring includes:
- A thorough preliminary medical examination and any necessary lab tests to determine your health status and identify risk factors
- A personalized weight loss plan based on your health status and weight loss goals
- Continued guidance and medical monitoring of your progress, health, and well-being throughout the program treatment
- Communication with your primary care physician, as necessary
Clinical guidelines suggest medically-monitored weight-management programs are safe, effective, and help individuals address and modify behaviors to encourage long-term weight management.1
Nutrition Education
Strategies for successful long-term lifestyle change.
Learning to modify your eating habits and implement a healthier lifestyle is an important component of the OPTIFAST® program. A multi-disciplinary team along with the Lifestyle Education SeriesTM (LES) educational modules will help you relearn how to approach food and eating. The OPTIFAST® program will help you understand the emotional and psychological triggers that prompted you to overeat and gain weight. By understanding those triggers, you can focus on creating short- and long-term strategies to manage them, avoid pitfalls, and implement healthier behaviors.
The OPTIFAST® program will help you develop the strategies and behaviors to effectively implement a long-term lifestyle change. You will receive regular counseling on relevant topics such as understanding nutrients, shopping and cooking healthier, eating out, how to stay active, mindful eating, and stress management among others to help you manage your weight long-term.
Exercise Guidance
Integrating activity into a weight loss program leads to greater success.
Patient Support
Website that helps keep patients motivated.
The OPTIFAST® program goes beyond the typical weight-loss diet. To help ensure your long-term weight loss success, OPTIFAST® clinics provide personal weight loss counseling and support, as well as 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 healthcare professional
- Peer support from current and past OPTIFAST® participants (in-person or virtual)
- Educational materials created especially for OPTIFAST® patients
- Customized activity plans appropriate to your fitness level and schedule
OPTIFAST® healthcare professionals understand the challenges overweight individuals face as they become active. That’s why they partner with you to make the transition to healthy, active living.
Full Meal Replacement
Nutritionally complete (in 5 servings) with at least 24 key vitamins & minerals.
The well-documented weight loss success of the OPTIFAST® program is based on the use of full meal replacements during the Active Weight Loss phase of the program. Simple and effective, OPTIFAST® meal replacements allow you to benefit from:
OPTIFAST® includes 100% of the recommended daily value for at least 24 vitamins and minerals in 5 daily servings and is an excellent source of protein and calcium.
Nestlé Health Science products are manufactured under stringent quality standards that meet or exceed applicable federal standards.
Pre-portioned and
calorie-controlled
servings
Counting calories is a difficult task. Overweight and individuals with obesity are more likely to underreport their food intake than healthy weight individuals. Meal replacement provides a predictable number of calories for more consistent weight loss.1
Quick and simple
preparation
With OPTIFAST® meal replacements, you don’t have to plan, shop, or prepare. They’re either ready to eat or just require mixing with water, so they’re fast and easy to enjoy even on the go.
Positive change can occur quickly. In addition to losing weight, you may improve your health, learn new improved eating habits, and engage in activities; when you return to self-prepared foods, you are better equipped to manage your weight long term.
Lifestyle Education
Lifestyle Education Series™ modules help patients relearn how to approach food and eating.
Learning to modify your eating habits and implement a healthier lifestyle is an important component of the OPTIFAST® program. A multi-disciplinary team along with the Lifestyle Education SeriesTM (LES) educational modules will help you relearn how to approach food and eating. The OPTIFAST® program will help you understand the emotional and psychological triggers that prompted you to overeat and gain weight. By understanding those triggers, you can focus on creating short- and long-term strategies to manage them, avoid pitfalls, and implement healthier behaviors.
The OPTIFAST® program will help you develop the strategies and behaviors to effectively implement a long-term lifestyle change. You will receive regular counseling on relevant topics such as understanding nutrients, shopping and cooking healthier, eating out, how to stay active, mindful eating, and stress management among others to help you manage your weight long-term.
1. Ard JD, Lewis KH, Rothberg A, et al. Effectiveness of a total meal replacement program (OPTIFAST® program) on weight loss: results from the OPTIWIN study. Obesity. 2018; doi: 10.1002/oby.22303.
2. Ard JD, Schroeder MC, Kivilaid K, et al. Practical application of a comprehensive weight management program in patients with and without metabolic syndrome. J Obes Weight Loss Ther. 2014;S4:007.
3. Drawert S, Bedford K, Largent D. Change in glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol with weight loss in medically obese patients. Obes Res. 1996;4(Suppl 1):67S.
4. Wadden TA, Foster GD, Letizia KA, Stunkard AJ. A multicenter evaluation of a proprietary weight reduction program for the treatment of marked obesity. Arch Intern Med. 1992;152(5):961-966.
5. Krishnaswami A, Ashok R, Sidney S, et al. Real-World Effectiveness of a Medically Supervised Weight Management Program in a Large Integrated Health Care Delivery System: Five-Year Outcomes. Perm J. 2018;22:17-082.
6. Hutcheon DA, et al. Short-Term Preoperative Weight Loss and Postoperative Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2018;226:514-524. (doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.12.032)
7. Tarnoff M, et al. An evidence based assessment of preoperative weight loss in bariatric surgery. Obes Surg.2008;18:1059-1061.
