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Why Weight Management at ChristianaCare?
Obesity is a serious, chronic health problem that can significantly increase your risk of obesity-related diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems and even cancer.
At ChristianaCare’s Weight Management Center, we can help you achieve permanent weight loss and reduce your risk for obesity-related diseases.
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Weight Loss Programs
ChristianaCare offers many weight loss options that provide you with the tools to be successful in your weight management journey. The programs are medically supervised by board-certified physician experts and personalized to your needs.
Our team of expert specialists includes weight loss nutritionists, registered dietitians, nurse practitioners, exercise physiologists and clinical psychologists.
The weight loss programs include personalized nutritional counseling, meal replacement and medical weight loss programs, as well as bariatric surgery.
Insurance plan coverage may vary. For your safety, an EKG and/or labs are required for participation in some of our weight loss programs, which include:
Meal Replacement Program
The combination of partial and full meal replacement with education and counseling makes this an effective weight loss program. Meal replacement is a tool to support good nutrition while you work with our diet specialists to change behaviors and lose weight. Recommended for patients with a BMI above 30 or between 27 and 29 if patients have two obesity-related diseases.
Medical Weight Loss Program
By adding medication to our education and counseling components of the program, we can help you achieve your weight loss goals. ChristianaCare offers all FDA-approved medications for weight loss. Recommended for patients with a BMI above 30 or between 27 and 29 if patients have two obesity-related diseases.
Bariatric Surgery Program
ChristianaCare also offers weight loss surgery. For more information about bariatric surgery, click here.
If you are considering one of our Weight Loss Programs, please call 302-623-3475 to make an appointment.
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501 West 14th Street
Wilmington Hospital
Gateway Building, 4th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
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