Nutrition Counseling
Food can be one of the best ways to improve your health and manage your weight, but not everyone knows how to eat the right way—especially if you have a health condition that requires special diet rules.
Working with a registered dietitian through group or one-on-one sessions can help you start on the right track. Together, you will create a plan that focuses on nutrition, exercise, and ways to cope with stress, helping you build a healthy relationship with food. Meal planning can also be part of your visits with the dietitian.
Your provider may also suggest other support like therapy, exercise programs, or other helpful resources. There is no need to have a certain body mass index to meet with a dietitian. Learn more about our personalized nutrition counseling services to help you reach your health and nutrition goals.
Meal Replacement Programs
You’ve probably seen meal replacement shakes and bars in stores, so you might be wondering how a medical meal replacement program is different.
With this program, a doctor will guide you through a three-step plan to help you lose weight, build good eating habits, and keep your weight off. The program starts with daily shakes, soups, and bars that are full of good nutrients but have fewer calories than a regular meal. This helps you learn to recognize when you’re hungry and when you’re full.
As your eating habits improve, you’ll move from using these meal replacements back to eating balanced meals and snacks. Once you reach your weight-loss goal, the final phase of the program helps you keep your weight stable. People who complete the meal replacement program usually lose about 10 to 15 percent of their body weight.
Intragastric Balloons
The Orbera® Intragastric Balloon is a non-surgical, minimally invasive option for Weight Loss Clinic in Singapore.
It can be used by people with obesity and a BMI of 30 or higher, along with lifestyle and eating changes. In a simple outpatient procedure, a silicone balloon is placed into the stomach using a scope.
The balloon is then filled with water until it’s about the size of a grapefruit. This temporary implant helps reduce the stomach’s size, making you feel full faster and helping you control your portions. After six months, the balloon is taken out. On average, people who use the gastric balloon lose around 10 percent of their body weight.