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Nestle Healthcare Nutrition, Inc. and BodyMedia Form Strategic Partnership to Help Weight Loss Patients Impact Long-Term Management

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 General News
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PITTSBURGH, July 7 Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, Inc. andBodyMedia, Inc., have formed a strategic partnership to promote SenseWear(R)WMS to clinics using OPTIFAST(R), Nestle's medically monitored weight lossprogram.
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The OPTIFAST Program, offered in over 400 clinics nationwide, is one ofthe most comprehensive weight loss options available and has been shown to beeffective in more than 80 clinical studies. In a study of over 20,000participants who completed a 22-week program, the average weight loss was 52pounds with an average decrease of 15 percent in cholesterol, 29 percent inblood glucose and 10 percent in blood pressure.(1) The OPTIFAST Programcombines support and counseling, lifestyle education, and medical monitoringwith meal replacements to help people lose weight and reduce weight-relatedhealth risks. A team of dedicated medical professionals provides support toparticipants during each phase of the program.
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"We are very eager to make SenseWear WMS available to our customers andtheir participants," said Sean Foster, Vice President of Marketing, NestleHealthCare Nutrition. "It's the perfect fit. Combining OPTIFAST and SenseWearenables weight loss clinics to offer the OPTIFAST meal replacement programswith comprehensive lifestyle education through personal body monitoring. Wefeel strongly that these complementary solutions will help patients loseweight, while allowing them to truly understand what it takes to achievecalorie balance by having personal data to assist in keeping the weight off."

SenseWear WMS gives health professionals a powerful tool to teach patientshow their day-to-day activity, nutrition and sleep habits help or hinderweight loss progress. SenseWear WMS consists of an armband, display and Website that allow both professional and patient to see how many calories theyreally burn, how many they really consume and how well they really sleep,every day. The solution promotes patient self-care and enables practitionersto offer short-term metabolic and lifestyle assessments as well as moreeffective and educational weight-management programs.

"BodyMedia is very excited to work with the global leader in healthcarenutrition," said Michael Soule, Senior Director of Sales and Partnerships. "Weare confident that by combining these two world-class offerings, patients willsee improved and sustained weight loss."

(1) Drawert S, Beford K, Largent D. Changes in glucose, blood pressure andcholesterol with weight loss in medically obese patients. Obesity Research.1996;4(S1):67S.

About Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, Inc.

Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, Inc. part of Nestle Nutrition, offerscomplete nutritional solutions for people with specific illnesses, diseasestates or the special challenges of different life stages. Nestle HealthCareNutrition was formed from the combination of Novartis Medical Nutrition,acquired by Nestle in 2007, and the existing Nestle Clinical Nutritionbusiness. The company offers the most comprehensive range of nutritionalsupport products in the marketplace.

Nestle Nutrition helps to enhance the quality of life by supporting healthand providing care for people with special nutrition needs at every stage oflife. Nestle Nutrition is built around four core businesses: Infant Nutrition,HealthCare Nutrition, Performance Nutrition and Weight Management. For moreinformation about Nestle Nutrition, please consulthttp://www.nestlenutrition.com/us.

About BodyMedia, Inc.

BodyMedia provides both healthcare professionals and consumers withlifestyle monitoring tools for metabolic assessment and long-term weight lossprograms. By increasing patient self-awareness of their true activity,nutrition and sleep habits, BodyMedia solutions educate and motivateindividuals to modify their daily behavior, to be more active, and lose weightsafely and effectively. For more information on Sen
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