Whether you want to lose weight or maintain your current weight, Dr. Robert Fortino can help. Dr. Fortino’s accelerated results program advocates a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to the treatment of obesity that includes medical assessment and monitoring, as well as behavioral and dietary counseling, exercise and at the physician’s discreation pharmacotherapy. Our goal is to guide you on your way to a lifelong, healthier weight.

Treatment Plan: We will work with each patient individually to customize a program consisting of any or all of the following:

1. Appropriate eating guidelines – not a “fat” diet
2. Correct Vitamins and Supplements
3. Exercise recommendations according to your needs
4. Lab work, if necessary
5. Discussing the benefits, risks, advantages and disadvantages of various medication used in weight management programs
6. On going communications and monitoring
7. Success through Maintenance!

The weight reduction diets that we have found to be most successful are high in protein, low in carbohydrates, and low in fat. A high protein diet will maintain lean body mass (muscle, non and organs). Preserving lean body mass will result in a higher metabolic rate and will replenish your body’s immediate energy needs.