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Avera Center for Medical NutritionImproving Health Through Weight Management

The Avera Center for Medical Nutrition offers comprehensive approaches to weight management. We combine essential components to weight loss including:

  • Medical Focus
  • Healthy Living
  • Optimal Nutrition
  • Group Support

The OPTIFAST® Program

The Avera Center for Medical Nutrition currently offers a formula-based diet, including medical monitoring, dietary and group support known as the OPTIFAST Program. For more information on the program, go to OPTIFAST Program. Click here to watch brief videos about the OPTIFAST Program.

Our professionally-trained staff includes:

  • Program Physician
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Registered Nurses
  • Dietitians
  • Behaviorists
  • Exercise Specialists
  • Health Coaches 
  • Program Director
  • Program Coordinator

The OPTITRIM® Program

The Avera Center for Medical Nutrition also offers a calorie-controlled weight management program called OPTITRIM, which utilizes nutrition education, behavior modification and activity promotion. This program is designed more for individuals who have 20-40 pounds of weight to lose and are otherwise healthy. For more information on this program, go to OPTITRIM Program.

The professionally trained staff includes:

  • Dietitian
  • Behaviorist
  • Exercise Specialist
  • Program Director
  • Program Coordinator

Outreach Programs

The Avera Center for Medical Nutrition now offers both the OPTIFAST and the OPTITRIM Programs in an outreach capacity for individuals who live outside of the Sioux Falls area. In most cases, outreach participants see their own physicians and attend the group support sessions over the phone or through telehealth, if available.

Information Sessions

Twice a month, we offer free, no obligation information sessions explaining the programs we offer. These sessions can also be attended over the phone for those individuals interested in participating in as an outreach patient. To register for a future information session, please call Ask-A-Nurse at 322-6877 or toll-free at 1-800-658-3535. You may also register on-line by clicking here.

Contact Us

For more information on any of our programs or to contact us, please call (605) 322-3091 or click here to send us an e-mail.