Weight loss products

Weight loss products encompass a diverse range of products, supplements, diets, and medications specifically formulated to assist individuals in shedding excess weight. These products are typically designed to either replace regular meals, supplement nutritional intake, or medicate the user to aid in weight loss.

Categories of Weight Loss Products

Weight loss products can be broadly categorized into three primary types:

1. Meal replacements: These are typically nutrient-rich substitutes for regular meals and are designed to provide all essential nutrients while minimizing caloric intake.
2. Weight loss supplements: These are ingestible products, usually in pill or powder form, that may contain ingredients designed to boost metabolism, reduce appetite, or offer other weight-reducing effects.
3. Weight loss medications: These are drugs prescribed by medical professionals to aid in weight loss. They might function by suppressing appetite, reducing fat absorption, or increasing energy expenditure.

Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)

One of the medically supervised and popular weight loss methodologies is the Very Low Calorie Diet or VLCD. VLCDs leverage very low-calorie meal replacements, sometimes in conjunction with appetite suppressant weight loss medications, to promote rapid weight loss while ensuring adequate nutritional intake.

Glossary of Weight Loss Products

Meal replacement

A product, usually in the form of a shake or bar, that is designed to replace a regular meal, providing essential nutrients but with fewer calories.

Weight loss supplement

Any product, typically over-the-counter, claiming to assist in weight loss. This may include fat burners, metabolism boosters, and appetite suppressants.

Appetite suppressant

A product or medication intended to reduce the sensation of hunger or desire to eat.

Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)

A diet that restricts calorie intake to extremely low levels, typically under medical supervision.

For a list of weight loss medications, see weight loss pills.

For a list of supplements, see supplement.

List of popular diets

• 3-Day Diet
• 17 Day Diet
• Abs Diet
• Acid Alkaline Diet
• Anti-Inflammatory
• Atkins
• Biggest Loser Diet
• Cookie Diet
• DASH Diet
• Dukan Diet
• Eco-Atkins
• Engine 2 Diet
• Flat Belly Diet
• Flexitarian Diet
• Glycemic-Index Diet
• Gluten-Free Diet
• Jenny Craig
• Low FODMAP Diet
• Macrobiotic Diet
• Master Cleanse
• Mayo Clinic Diet
• Medifast
• Mediterranean Diet
• Nutrisystem
• Ornish Diet
• Paleo Diet
• Raw Food Diet
• Slim-Fast
• South Beach Diet
• Spark Solution Diet
• The Fast Diet
• TLC Diet
• Traditional Asian Diet
• Vegan Diet
• Vegetarian Diet
• Volumetrics
• W8md Diet
• Weight Watchers
• Zone Diet

See Also

• Weight loss pills: For a comprehensive list of weight loss medications.
• Supplement: For a detailed list of general health supplements, including those used for weight loss.

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