What do top researchers say about Medifast and meal replacement diets?

Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center
"Researchers concluded that the Medifast weight loss program provides a safe and effective means of weight reduction and are accompanied by significant inprovements in coexisting health problems."

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
"Type II Diabetics, using Medifast Plus for Diabetics, lost twice as much weight as those following the ADA's recommended food guidelines and were twice as likely to stick with the diet."

University of Nevada School of Medicine
"A traditional lifestyle intervention using meal replacements can be effective for weight control and reduction in risk of chronic disease in the physician's office setting as well as in the dietician-led group setting."

St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Obesity Research Center
"Subjects prescribed either the partial meal replacements (PMR) or reduced calorie diet (RCD) treatment plans lost significan amounts of weight at both the 3-month and 1-year evaluation time points. All methods of analysis indicated a significantly greater weight loss in subjects receiving the PMR plan compared to the RCD group."

University of Ulm Germany, Dept of Internal Medicine
"Providing a structured meal plan via vitamin and mineral fortified liquid meal replacements is a safe and effective dietary strategy for overweight patients."