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What Participating Providers Must Tell
Consumers
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• Program Components
• Staff Qualifications
• Risks
• Costs
• Advice on Weight Maintenance
Required Information
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Program Components
• What foods are eaten?• How many calories?• Are there physical
activity guidelines?• Are there any drugs,
dietary supplements, or devices used?
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Example Disclosure "Community Hospital Obesity Clinic"
Program Components• Medically supervised weight loss program for severe
disorders related to obesity or whose obesity places them at risk
• Includes optional low or very low-calorie diet plans, exercise, and lifestyle education
• Protein supplement diet formula used to substitute for regular meals and a multi-vitamin supplement
• Program success rates
Voluntary Guidelines
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Staff Qualifications
• Training• Experience• Credentials• Type of
attention• Frequency of
attention
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Voluntary Guidelines
Example Disclosure: Staff Qualifications• One physician board-certified in endocrinology• Two registered nurses (RN)• Three registered dietitians (RD)• One masters level exercise physiologist • One clinical psychologist (Ph.D.)
*Patients visit with the dietitians and exercise physiologist. Other professional staff are available for consultation if professional intervention
is indicated.
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Risks
• Health risks of being overweight or obese
• Improvements from modest weight loss
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Example of Risk Disclosure
• Overweight or obese at increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, some forms of cancer, gall bladder disease, osteoarthritis and sleep apnea
• Health risks may be reduced by losing just 5 to 10 percent of your body weight, which is 10 to 20 pounds for a 200-pound person
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Risks
• Drugs
• Devices
• Dietary supplements
• Exercise plans
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Risks
• Medical conditions/medications
• Rapid weight loss
• Very low calorie diets
• Physical changes
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Costs
• Membership fees• Periodic attendance fees• Food• Meal replacements• Dietary supplements• Discretionary costs (i.e., medical tests)• Optional costs (i.e., maintenance
program, re-entry fees)
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Mandatory charges:
• One-Time Entry Fee • Weekly Meeting Attendance• Average (approximate) cost of food per week
• Nutritional Supplements (30 day supply) • Discretionary additional charges
• Blood tests, Physician Exam, EKG
• Optional additional charges (if client chooses)
ALL COSTS NON-REFUNDABLE
Cost Example: "BYE-BYE BMI Weight Loss Centers"
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Success Rates
• Percentage completing program
• Amount of weight lost
• Amount of weight loss maintained
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Example
“Patients under Dr. Doe's weight loss treatment lost, on average, 17.5 pounds,
and after 18 months, they kept off 55 percent of their weight loss. This
measurement includes all patients who remained in active weight loss for at least
three weeks.”
Text from Web site
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Advice on Weight Maintenance
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Example
“Long-term weight maintenance can be enhanced by frequent and regular physical activity of at least moderate intensity and
eating according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (reducing total calories, fat consumption, and increasing vegetables,
fruits and whole grains).”
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What if Providers Don’t Give Full Disclosure?
Contact Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• 877-FTC-HELP
• www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint