If you’ve tried to lose weight at any point during the past decade you’ve probably come across quite a few fad diets. These are the diet plans that claim to help you shed extra pounds quickly and with minimal effort. These diets often claim that weight loss can be as simple as eating specially designed cookies and nothing else, or sticking to a rigid meal plan. Unfortunately dieting is never that simple. Along with healthy eating habits, exercise is very important. Though various fad diets offer branded food products that don’t live up to their claims, some diet foods are truly healthy and useful. These are known as medical foods.
So what is medical food? According to the FDA, medical food is any food formulated to be consumed under the supervision of a doctor and intended for specific dietary management. Medical foods cannot be found in grocery stores and shopping centers like the products offered by many popular diets. Medical foods are intended to meet the specific nutritional requirements of a disease or condition, be it obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, or any other medical condition. A doctor suggests the consumption of a medical food much in the same way he or she would prescribe medication. Medical foods are typically formulated by doctors for patients receiving ongoing medical supervision.
The Boca Health Protein Shake is a prime example of a medical food. At Boca Health, doctors perform an analysis of each patient, and then prepare a specific diet plan. The Boca Health Protein Shake was designed by the medical weight loss doctors at Boca Health to aid their patients achieve their weight loss goals.
For more information on Boca Health’s products and services, visit one of three locations in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Lauderdale Lakes and Miami.
