Weight Management Program

The University of Illinois Medical Center Weight Management Program is a multidisciplinary, medically supervised weight loss program for overweight and obese patients. Our program is housed in the Nutrition and Wellness Center and includes staff from several departments, including Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Clinical Nutrition, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Nursing.

Our treatment philosophy is based on the knowledge that obesity is not only due to a lack of self-control in over eating. Scientific studies have demonstrated that obesity results from a combination of genetic influences and predisposing lifestyle patterns that may lead to serious medical problems (e.g., diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis). Therefore, our treatment programs are physician-monitored and designed to improve health through sustained weight loss based on reasonable long-term goals.