Nutrisystem D

Recently, Nutrisystem launched new Nutrisystem D, a program that is clinically tested to help people with type 2 diabetes lose 16 times more weight, reduce their blood sugar 5 times more compared to a hospital-directed program.* New Nutrisystem D is designed specifically for the approximately 24 million overweight Americans with type 2 diabetes, as well as the 57 million overweight Americans who are at risk for diabetes.  It is estimated that diabetes care costs about $174 billion in healthcare expenditures annually.

*Disclosure Statement

The Temple University Study: The Effects of a Pre-packaged, Portion Controlled Meal Plan on Weight and Glycemic Control Among Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, was funded through an unrestricted educational grant from NutriSystem, Inc., Horsham, PA.


The effects of a commercially available weight loss program among obese patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized study

Gary D. Foster, Kelley E. Borradaile, Stephanie S. Vander Veur, Kerri Leh Shantz, Rebecca J. Dilks, Edie M. Goldbacher, Tracy L. Oliver, Caitlin A. LaGrotte, Carol Homko, Wayne Satz

Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University

Short running title: Structured diet plan for obese T2DM patients
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Gary D. Foster, Ph.D., Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad St., Suite 175, Philadelphia, PA 19140; (215) 707-8632 (phone), (215) 707-6475 (fax); gfoster@temple.edu (e-mail).


Temple University Study Results on Nutrisystem D vs. Medically Direct Diet; published in the Journal Postgraduate Medicine.Click here to view the study

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