Medical Weight Loss Program
The Medical Weight Loss Program at OSF Medical Group in partnership with OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center empowers patients with a non-surgical way to start their process of improving their well-being.
What is our Medical Weight-Loss Program?
Our focus is always you: Through this program, we craft a customized, individual treatment plan to help you to improve your overall health and quality of life.
There are several central components to a successful weight loss program. Based on your weight loss goals and current health, our team will design a treatment plan that works with you individually, utilizing a variety of tools that may include:
- Behavioral and stress management tools
- Exercise planning
- Behavior modification regarding weight management
- Medication management
- Metabolic disease management
- Monitoring and treatment of ongoing health conditions
- Preventive care recommendations
- Pharmacotherapy for weight management
- Meal replacement program when appropriate
- Physical therapy evaluation
- Cardiology evaluation (when appropriate)
- Eating disorder evaluations (including for bulimia, binge eating disorder and night eating disorder)
- Weight loss goals and nutrition therapy
- Identifying medications that may contribute to weight gain
- Identifying clients who would benefit from weight loss surgery
- Follow patients after weight loss surgery for nutrition deficiencies as weight regain
Who is considered obese?
Overweight and obesity are different points on a scale that ranges from underweight to morbidly obese. Where you fit on this scale is determined by your body mass index (BMI).
BMI is a measure of your weight as it relates to your height. BMI usually gives you a good idea of the amount of body fat you have. Your health care providers use BMI to find out your risk for obesity-related diseases. Occasionally, some very muscular people may have a BMI in the overweight range. But these people are not considered overweight because muscle tissue is denser than fat tissue.
In general, a BMI from 20 to 24.9 in adults is considered ideal. A BMI of more than 25 is considered overweight. A person is considered obese if their BMI is greater than 30 and morbidly obese if the BMI is 40 or greater. If you have a BMI of 27 to 30 with co-morbidities, or if you have a BMI of 30 or more, you qualify for our medical weight loss program.
If you have a BMI of 35 to 39.9 with co-morbidities, or a BMI of 40 or more without co-morbidities, you qualify for weight loss surgery at OSF HealthCare.
Do you know your BMI?
What causes obesity?
The risk factors that determine obesity can be complex. They are usually a combination of your genes, socioeconomic factors, metabolism and lifestyle choices. Some endocrine disorders, diseases and medicines may also affect a person's weight.