Weight Management for Professionals & Dieters

VLCD's- Done the Right Way

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Having lectured on Very Low Calorie Diets (VLCDs) for more than a decade, Dr. John Hernried, who supervises his own VLCD clinic in California - OTC Medical Weight Loss Group -- and is the medical director of Robard Corporation's New Direction® Weight Control System, commented to CNN today (Dec. 16, 2009) about the right way to approach a VLCD.

"[These] are very safe and effective diets only if they are done under medical supervision," Hernried says." Not all VLCDs are made equal."

Hernried believes every low-calorie program must have regular involvement from a medical professional and incorporate lifestyle changes, exercise, and enough calories in order to be effective and safe for the patient.

"Next to bariatric surgery, nothing is more effective for weight loss than a VLCD, including pills and other diets," he adds.

Read the entire CNN.com article HERE--