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Dietary Counseling and Behavior Modification.
- Caloric restriction has been successful
in short-term weight loss, but less so over
the long term.
- Patients who receive counseling on low-calorie
diets (1000-1200 Calories daily) achieve an
8% loss of body weight over 12 months.
- Very
low calorie diets have similar
long-term results.
- Low fat diets are no more effective than
calorie restricted diets.
- There is insufficient evidence to advise
against or for the use of low carbohydrate
diets.
Dietary Guidelines
Weight
Loss for Life
Weight
Loss for the Morbidly Obese
Medications
- There are FDA approved medications available
for the treatment and management of obesity.
- These are prescription only medications
and are given under the supervision of a physician.
- These are approved for patients with a BMI
of 30 and above or for patients with hypertension,
diabetes or elevated cholesterol, a BMI of
27 and above.
Your first visit at our clinic will consist
of a medical evaluation by a physician. If
appetite
suppressants are indicated, a prescription
will be written by the physician.
All Plans include the cost of prescriptions
which will be dispensed for one/two/four week
(28 day) time periods. Plans also include
weekly visits (or more frequently if you would
like),
which is require so that we may monitor your
weight loss progress and provide ongoing
medical evaluation.
Prescription appetite suppressants
work because of their affects on
the hypothalamus,
a control center in the brain. They help to
control appetite by giving the patient a feeling
of fullness. All of the appetite suppressants
we offer are FDA approved and offered on a
prescription basis to appropriate patients
who are eligible for them. Most importantly,
appetite suppressants stimulate your body
metabolism and you lose the weight faster.
DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL WITH APPETITE
SUPPRESSANTS!!!!!!
_PHENDIMETRAZINE: brand name is Bontril.
_PHENTERMINE : brand names include Fastin,
Adipex, Ionamin. This is the most popular
appetite suppressant among our patients.
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