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It may however, be the best for you. When evaluating products and programs for something as critical and personal as your health and self-image, there are several key factors to consider:<br> <br> o Safety<br> o Quality <br> o Effectiveness & clinical proof<br> o Physician recommendations<br> o Support & education provided<br> o Ease of use/effort involved<br> o Company reputation<br> o Cost<br> o Taste<br> <br>  Consider carefully what you need and want from a weight loss and health improvement product and program, your ability to adhere and commit to its plan, and the total cost of improving your health versus doing nothing. You may want to complete the following and keep it handy when evaluating Medifast diet products and its competitors. <br> <br> How important are each of the following factors are to you when evaluating weight loss or health improvement programs and/or products?<br> Factor not at all  neutral  extremely <br> speed of results , safety , quality ,effort involved , support ordering ,<br> cost <br> <br> <br> EXPENSE<br> <br> How much is being overweight costing you? <br> <br> Medical: Are you taking pills or seeing a physician for a chronic medical condition(s) exacerbated or even caused by your weight such as diabetes, high blood pressure, joint problems, etc.? What is the monthly cost of those pills and doctor/hospital bills? How much would you save if you could reduce or eliminate some of these conditions? According to a 2002 study by the Rand Corporation, obese individuals spend 36 percent more on health care, and 21 percent more on medication, than daily smokers and heavy drinkers. And what is the future cost of potentially new medical problems? The longer you are overweight, the more pervasive and serious such conditions become.<br> <br> Social/employment: Have you experienced problems getting hired, promoted, a date, comfortable seats on commercial transportation, fashionable clothes, or even courteous attention from sales people? It is an unfortunate fact of our society that overweight people are often discriminated against in many business and social situations. Your personality, intelligence and attitude can mitigate some of this prejudice, but not all. What potential income have you not made or additional expenses have you incurred due to your weight?<br> <br> Food: How much do you really spend on food a month? Include all meals out, snacks from a vending machine, impulse food buys at a check out stand, ‘in between” trips to the grocery store, fast food drive-throughs, etc. Those “little” snacks and meals here and there can quickly add up to a significant monthly expense. Remember, Medifast meals replace 80% of your current grocery shopping, meals out and snacks – they are NOT an additional cost.<br> <br> Total Cost<br> Add up all of the above costs. What are you actually spending to maintain your current weight? <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MEDIFAST: THE COMPANY <br> <br> Medifast Inc was established in 1980. It is traded on the American Stock Exchange under: MED. Current corporate and financial information can be found at: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MED&d=t, http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/research/profile.asp?Symbol=MED, http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=95636&p=irol-irhome and other locations on the World Wide Web. <br> Medifast’s operations are primarily conducted through three wholly-owned subsidiaries – Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Take Shape for Life, Inc. and Sunrise Distribution. Jason Pharmeaceuticals was founded by Dr. William Vitale in 1980 to develop, manufacture and distribute Medifast products. Take Shape for Life (TSFL) was created in 2002 by Dr. Wayne Anderson as a network of health professionals and advisors who market and support Medifast programs. Sunrise Distribution stocks and ships the products nationwide directly to customer’s doors. <br> Medifast products are manufactured in a state-of-the-art facility in Owings Mills, MD. Product labeling, quality control and manufacturing processes and equipment are subject to regulations and inspections mandated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Maryland State Department of Health and Hygiene and Baltimore County Department of Health. The plant has maintained its status as an "OU" (Orthodox Union) Kosher-approved facility since 1982.<br> <br> <br> </span><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p> </div> </td> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" width="170" class="navbarbgc">  <div id="rightsidebar"> <br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; background-color:#EAE6DA" width="170" bordercolor="#000000"> <tr> <td style="background-color: #EAE6DA; background-image:url('../images/layout/bookmark_bak.gif')"> <a href="javascript:bookmarksite('Medifast Tucson - Fast and Effective Weight Loss', 'http://www.medifasttucson.com')"> <img border="0" src="../images/layout/bookmark_bttn.gif" width="170" height="24"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #EAE6DA; background-image:url('../images/layout/phone_bak.gif')"> <img border="0" src="../images/layout/phone_bttn.gif" width="170" height="24"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #EAE6DA; background-image:url('../images/layout/order_bak.gif')"> <a target="_blank" href="http://medifasttucson.tsfl.com/"> <img border="0" src="../images/layout/order_bttn.gif" width="170" height="22"></a></td> </tr> </table> <p class="singlesidebar"><br>  </p> <p class="sidebarpromotitle"> Current Health News </p> <p class="singlesidebar"> </p> <p class="singlesidebar"><strong><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/12/obesity.campaign/index.html" target="_blank">White House takes aim at obesity (CNN)</a></strong><br /> The Bush administration has announced a campaign to combat obesity through improved product labels, health education, and a partnership with restaurants.<br /> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/12/obesity.campaign/index.html" target="_blank">Read the full story... </a></p> <p class="singlesidebar"> </p> <p class="sidebarpromotitle">Success Story<br /> of the Month </p> <p class="singlesidebar"> </p> <p class="singlesidebar"><strong>Sandra E.—Florida</strong></p> <p >Dear Dr. Manny and Staff,</p> <p >I thought you would like an update on my progress. I began the Medifast 55 plan on May 22, 2002. I weighed 225. I have lost 68 pounds and now weigh 157. Yippee!</p> <p > </p> <p class="sidebarpromotitle">Latest Discussion Forum Topics </p> <p > </p> <p class="singlesidebarstory"><strong>Water Intake</strong><br /> Hello Everyone, I wanted to share with you all something that may help. Some of you may be having trouble getting all your water in every day because well water has no taste and we would rather have something that tastes good, right?<br /> <a href="http://medifasttucson.com/forum/" target="_blank">Go to forums... </a></p> <p class="singlesidebarstory"><strong>Exercise SOS</strong><br /> So it's been a month since I started the program and I've had nothing but great success. Now that I am half way to my goal I figured now would be the time to adopt some sort of exercise routine.<br /> <a href="http://medifasttucson.com/forum/" target="_blank">Go to forums... </a></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom">  <p class="sectionhead"> </p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.medifasttucson.com/images/mft_logo_footer.gif" width="80" height="66" /> </p> <p align="center" class="footertext">"Authorized Independent Website M04160114 of Take Shape for Life."<br /> All Major Credit Cards Accepted </p> <p align="center" class="footertext">Phone: Toll free 1-866-633-7587 Fax: 520-323-5031<br /> Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) </p> <p align="center" class="footertext">Medifast very low calorie diets require physician supervision to minimize the potential for health risks. </p> <p align="center"><span class="footertext">Medifast is a registered trademark of Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc.<br /> Super Citrimax is a registered trademark of Inter Health Nutraceuticals, Inc.</span></p> <p> </p> <p class="sectionhead" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10px">[<a href="http://medifasttucson.com/contact.html">HOME</a>]  [<a href="http://medifasttucson.com/contact.html">CONTACT US</a>]  [<a target="_blank" href="http://medifasttucson.tsfl.com/">SHOP</a>]  [<a href="http://medifasttucson.com/programs.html">PROGRAMS</a>]  [<a href="http://medifasttucson.com/products.html">PRODUCTS</a>]  [<a href="http://medifasttucson.com/forum/">SUPPORT FORUMS</a>]  [<a href="http://medifasttucson.com/infopacket.html">FREE INFORMATION PACKET</a>]  [<a href="http://medifasttucson.com/resources.html">RESOURCES</a>]  [<a href="../sitemap/index.html">SITEMAP</a>]</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>