Medifast Weight Control Centers
FAQs
Weight Loss
- What are the benefits of weight loss?
- The medical benefits that have been reported with weight reduction during or after the use of a low-calorie diet include:
- A reduction in systolic/diastolic blood pressure
- An improvement in blood glucose levels
- A decrease in total and LDL cholesterol levels
- A reduction in triglyceride levels
- An improvement in respiratory function and sleep apnea
- A reduction or alleviation in pain associated with osteoarthritis or inflammation of the joints
- A reduction or alleviation of lower back pain
- A decreased risk for gallbladder disease/gallstones
- Increased mobility
Reducing fat in a diet will contribute to weight loss and halt the buildup of plaque and fatty deposits on arterial walls. The plaque that is already there will remain unless reduced by surgery or medications. But hypertension related to fatty deposits, both in circulation and the body, will be improved through weight loss.
- In clinical studies, 71% of participants had normal blood pressure with all medications discontinued; 12% had reduced blood pressure but continued on medications (the cause for this hypertension was not due totally to the obesity factor).
- High cholesterol levels were normalized in 73% of participants following a protein-sparing modified fast such as Medifast, and 27% lowered their cholesterol but were still above the recommended range.
Reducing carbohydrate intake through diet will allow a diabetic person’s internal insulin supply to be adequate for their needs. The result is a resolution of the diabetic condition, with many removed from oral hypoglycemic medications.
Weight loss improves social situations that were once troublesome. Employment is more readily attained when presenting a more slender image. Insurance companies offer the employer lower health benefit rates for those slender workers.
The timid, introverted, and non-assertive individual who started our program gains greater self-esteem and self-worth as their external image improves. This also comes from their recognition of a goal achieved.
