According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), overweight and obesity are serious health problems in the United States, affecting approximately 69 percent of the adult population. A healthier lifestyle and lower body weight can increase energy and overall health, and reduce the risk of some obesity-related diseases, such as: metabolic disease, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. However, in a rapidly changing and stressful society, losing weight isn’t always easy.

Many patients try to lose weight on their own but fail. To improve health and help patients manage overweight or obesity, medically supervised weight loss programs now provide patients with the tools they need to lose and maintain weight. Its main purpose is not only to help patients lose and control their weight, but also to maintain a healthier lifestyle, improve the quality of life, and reduce the risk of diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, abnormal blood fats, metabolic syndrome, sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, reproductive problems, cancer, osteoarthritis or gallstones.

Doctor-supervised weight loss comes in a variety of forms, from dietary changes to exercise to invasive surgery. The choice of which method to use is usually made by the patient and physician based on the patient’s healthcare needs and goals. Less invasive approaches may be used for more modest weight loss, while more invasive surgical interventions may be more appropriate for morbidly obese patients whose lives are at risk.

● Behavior change
● The pre-made meal replacement plan
● Medical treatment
● Surgical weight loss

A medical weight management program is an evidence-based, medically supervised approach to weight management. The goal of the program is to help you make changes that improve your health and quality of life. We’ll help you find your optimal weight—the weight you can achieve and maintain while living your healthiest life.

The purpose of the program is to help you:

● Improve your health and quality of life by controlling your weight;
● Help you build knowledge, skills, and new ways of thinking to change your health behaviors;
● Strive to develop realistic, healthy eating habits and active lifestyle habits that can be maintained over the long term.
● Helping you develop strategies to manage failure and get back on track when needed; and
● Get support from your medical team and other patients whose weight is being monitore

The benefits of medical weight management at Avant Medical Group include:
 
– More weight loss
People who participate in medical weight loss programs typically lose 3 to 5 percent more body weight than those who lose weight on their own.
 
– Lifestyle changes with medication improve outcomes
Medications approved for weight loss combined with lifestyle changes can lead to greater weight loss and more successful weight maintenance.
 
– Improvement of medical problems
Medical weight loss reduces sleep apnea severity and reduces inflammatory markers predictive of chronic disease.
 
– Better and more effective treatment
Obesity doctors work hard to help their patients lose weight by using evidence-based treatments. Losing weight under medical supervision can give you better access to a range of treatments through referrals to dieticians, bariatric surgeons, and exercise physiologists.
 
If you’re eating right and staying active, but still can’t lose the unwanted pounds, our medical team at Avant Medical Group can support you and you with a variety of weight loss medication options.

Weight management includes techniques and physiological processes that help a person achieve and maintain a specific weight. Most weight management techniques involve long-term lifestyle strategies that promote healthy eating and daily physical activity. Furthermore, weight management involves developing meaningful ways to track weight over time and determine an ideal weight for different individuals.

Our medical weight loss program can help you improve your health and lifestyle quality. We are conveniently located at 233 Broadway, Suite 2750, New York, NY 10279. We serve patients from New York NY, Brooklyn NY, Manhattan NY, Harlem NY, and Greenwich Village NY. For more information, please call us or request an appointment online.