Medifast is a meal replacement program that helps most people lose weight faster than traditional food-based diet plans. It was originally a low glycemic diet plan only available through physicians, hence the name: “medi” meaning the medical profession, “fast” because it provides a fast way to lose weight. The Medifast diet has been clinically proven to be safe and effective.

They offer several meal plans. The main categories include plans for women, plans for men, seniors and diabetics.

The most popular plan is the 5 and 1 plan. “5" refers to the number of meal replacement products that you take throughout the day; “1” is a so called “lean and green meal” consisting of a low fat protein and some green vegetables that you provide yourself. The Medifast meal replacement products consist of glycemic index diet snacks and can include chocolate shake, beef vegetable stew, scrambled eggs, tomato soup, etc.

The idea is that with 6 small meals a day, eaten every three hours your metabolism will keep burning, and you will not feel hungry.

Because most of the calorie/carbohydrate counting is done for you, the program is an easy solution for someone looking for a meal replacement plan with a lot of variety.

1 Women Medifast meal package that includes meal replacements for 4 weeks will run you about $275.

For vegetarians, Medifast offers a meatless option.

Their website is full of testimonials from people who found this program effective.

Medifast claims that their program is a clinically proven portion-controlled weight loss program. A study done by John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health proved significant weight loss in a group of patients who attended Medifast clinics. Since most of the patients in the study were diabetic, the Medifast diet could be considered as a glycemic index natural treatment

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