Duke University Diet and Fitness Center
Location:
Durham, North Carolina
Duke Health Douglas Street
501 Douglas St
Durham, NC 27705-3888
Pioneering medical weight loss
Clinic Hours
| 8:00 am-5:00 pm | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Closed | Closed |
Appointments800-235-3853Office800-235-3853
The Duke Nutrition and Fitness Center offers an immersive, fellowship experience: Patients attend all-day activities 5 days each week.
Programs range from 5 days to over four weeks; It includes medical advice, lab tests, fitness instruction, preparation classes, daily meals, and medical aid for activities.
Costs:
the two-week program : $4,925
the three-week program : , $6,600
four-week program: $7,585 .
The United Nations Patients Agency that completes the four-week program may add another week for $865 per week.
Duke Diet & Fitness Center
Founded in 1969, the Duke Diet and Fitness Center is one of America's longest-running treatment centers for people struggling with overweight , sedentary lifestyles, and associated health problems.
The center is designed for adults aged 18 and over and is dedicated to educating and exploring the key components of successful lifestyle change including nutrition, fitness, behavioral health, medical management and ongoing support.
Program and methodology
Duke Diet & Fitness Center clients participate in a residential-style program located in Durham, North Carolina and part of Duke Health.
The program focuses on improvement in the following four areas:
1) nutrition/diet,
2) physical fitness/exercise
3) behavior modification
4) medical conditions.
Clients participate in the program for at least one week; Duke Diet & Fitness Center courses content every 4 weeks, so the goal for participants is to complete 4 weeks of content within 2 years to become a graduate of the program.
First-time participants in the program receive full assessments and recommendations from a dietitian, exercise physiologist, behavioral health expert and medical provider.
During the program, clients eat 3 delicious meals per day in a vibrant dining area with colleagues who come from all over the United States and around the world. Low fat, low carb, or any meal plan in between can be a client's best fit.
Outside meal time, guests work out in a fully equipped gymnasium and indoor heated saltwater swimming pool. Clients can exercise individually or in groups with the option of receiving personal training with an exercise physiologist or a Pilates instructor.
Additional services include massage therapy, resting metabolic rate and body composition measurements at PodPod. When not eating or exercising, clients attend lectures from experts in the four pillars of comprehensive weight control: nutrition, fitness, behavior modification and medicine.
Duke Diet & Fitness Center customers enjoy multiple health benefits during and after completion of the program. In addition to losing weight, clients experience improvements in blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol/blood lipids, mobility, pain, sleep, and mood.
Medications for certain health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis are often reduced while participating in the program.
One study showed an average weight loss of 8.2 kg (18.0 lb; 6.5% decrease from original body weight) over 4 weeks and an improvement in average 6-minute walking distance from 497.6 m to 563.9 m, an increase of 18.9%.
Another study of participants showed that after two years, 54.9% had maintained weight loss.
Related Links
Weight Management Center at the Medical University of South Carolina
The center for lifestyle medicine at northwestern memorial hospital
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