Are meal replacements and low calorie diets medically safe?
Yes. When medically supervised, a low calorie diet is safe and effective for weight loss. Learn more about Optifast® meal replacements. Will I feel weak, fatigued or hungry while on the meal replacement program? No. You should not feel weak, fatigued, or hungry. The meal replacement program is designed to prevent caloric deprivation, provide complete nutrition, and stimulate your body to get most of your caloric needs from your body’s fat stores. Is rapid weight loss healthy? With medical supervision, rapid weight loss is safe and healthy. Rapid weight by non-supplemented fasting or fasting with inferior products can cause your body to use lean muscle tissue as a source of fuel. This can put your health at risk and make weight maintenance difficult. The meal replacements used in our program are formulated to protect lean muscle mass and to use fat stores as fuel, thereby eliminating these risks. What are the side effects from using a full fast weight loss plan? Most people who use Opti
