Review - Medifast Diet

It is more expensive that juice fasting but it is convienent and will detoxify the body are calories are reduced. Medifast is an intermediate fasting state as inferred by the name. Medifast uses low calorie meal replacement products that are formulated to be low-calorie, low-fat, and contain a balance of vitamins vitamins and minerals.

Meal replacement do assist people in staying discipled and getting an accurate amount of calories per meal. It is more expensive than regular eating but cheaper than restaurant living. Powdered meal replacements and juicing, could be a good choice for weight loss. The addition of fresh juice would bring balance to the program. The ease of preparation can conveniences would be an advantage would be for people who, travel, work long hours or do not have time to make healthy meals.

The most popular Medifast plan is called “5 and 1″. This plan (800-1000 calories daily) comprises 5 meal replacements and one “real” meal containing a lean protein and vegetables and salad. At a range of 800-1000 calories daily the body will enter a mild state of ketosis using fat, dead cells and internal waste for fuel.

Medifast claim a weight loss of 2-5 pounds per week on the “5 and 1″ plan. To me, this seems accurate as juice fasting can be double to tipple that.

Medifast the company is over 20 years old and so they have a proven track record.

One thing I do like hearing is about clinical research so lacking in many programs. Fasting needs clinical research, but due to the fact that it is difficult to make money on it, fasting research is almost non existent. This Medifast program study looked at patients who attended Medifast clinics. The research is as follows.

Research On The Medifast Diet

Johns Hopkins University Study shows Type II Diabetics Lost Twice as Much Weight using Medifast as Those on an ADA Diet.

OWINGS MILLS, Md., December 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Medifast, Inc. (AMEX: MED) is pleased to announce the preliminary 34-week results from its one year and 34 week diabetes study conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health.

Preliminary results of the study show that those study volunteers on the Medifast Diet for Diabetics lost twice as much weight as compared to those following basic nutrition recommendations from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

Study results show that those on the Medifast Diet for Diabetics program lost an average of 16 pounds versus the ADA diet group that lost an average of 8 pounds. Additionally, two-thirds of those on the Medifast program lost at least 5% of their weight, which is a standard measure of the Federal Drug Administration