Healthy and Structured Medical Weight Loss in Los Angeles

Weight Management is a complex problem that requires a variety of treatment options. No single treatment will work for all people. Our weight loss clinic provides a custom weight loss and maintenance solution for each of our patients to ensure that the treatment conforms to the lifestyle, medical needs and weight loss goals of the individual. Depending on your specific needs and weight loss goals, Los Angeles weight loss doctor Dr. Kerendian, may prescribe a treatment based on one or more of the following programs.

Why Lose Weight

Even a modest weight loss of 5 to 15% of total body weight in a person who is overweight or obese, reduces the risk factors for some diseases, particularly heart disease. Learn more »

Program Selection

During your consultation, our diet doctor, Dr. Kerendian, will recommend the type of program that will best meet your weight loss and health goals. Dr. Kerendian is proud to have formulated a consultation method that will tailor you as an individual. The doctor will interview you for 30-60 minutes to personally get to know you. He will combine this with your BMI and a computerized total body fat analysis to formulate a personalized treatment method that will be the most successful for you. Get weight loss help today!

Weight Loss Program

Very Low Calorie

A Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) is a medical weight management program where patients consume 800-1100 calories per day. Learn more »

Low Calorie

A Low Calorie Diet (LCD) is a medical weight management program where patients consume between 1000 and 1200 calories per day. Learn more »

Reduced Calorie

A Reduced Calorie Diet is a weight management program where patients consume a controlled amount of calories each day either using normal meals or a combination of normal food and meal replacement products such as OPTIFAST. Learn more »

OPTIFAST ^®

The OPTIFAST Program treats the whole person, not just his/her eating habits. Obesity is a complex disease caused by a combination of genetic, environmental and emotional/social factors. It often contributes to the development of a variety of other health problems such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. With the help of specially trained health care providers, OPTIFAST treatment addresses the causes of obesity as well as its consequences. Choose OPTIFAST and join more than one million people who have enjoyed the benefits that OPTIFAST can provide. Learn more »

Lipotropic Injections

Lipotropic nutrients are a class of agents that play important roles in the body’s use of fat. These compounds enhance liver and gallbladder’s role by decreasing fat deposits and speeding up metabolism of fat and its removal. A credible bariatric physician who has used it successfully for his patients over the past 30 years has perfected the natural ingredients of this formula. Learn more »

Medications

There are multitude of FDA approved and off-label used medications that can be used in weight management to be personalized to patient needs. Sympathomimetics (Phentermine, Phendimetrazine, others), and GLP Agonists (Tirzepatite aka Moujaro, Semaglutide aka Ozempic & Wegovy, Trulicity, Saxenda) are amongst the most popular used, yet there are many other choices such Contrave, Qsymia and many others that are best evaluated by an Obesity Specialist such as Dr. Kerendian. Learn more »

Out Of State

Because of increased media attention and widespread positive word of mouth, many individuals living outside of California, that have requested Dr. Kerendian’s help. To meet the needs of these individuals, Dr. Kerendian has formulated a “Mini out-of-state-treatment protocol.”  This protocol is available to qualified individuals who live more than a two hours drive from either of the Delight Medical & Wellness Center locations. Learn more »