Medifast Launches Metabolic Health Institute to Centralize Research and Coach Standards
Medifast, Inc., a Trilivy company, has established the Medifast Metabolic Health Institute (MMHI) to bring its clinical research, scientific expertise and educational resources under a single unit. The institute will also set the standards for the Trilivy Coach Certification program.
A single home for research and education
Medifast, Inc., a Trilivy company, has launched a new entity called the Medifast Metabolic Health Institute (MMHI). According to the company, the institute consolidates its clinical research, scientific expertise and educational resources under one organizational roof.
Medifast says its research base comprises more than 100 peer-reviewed presentations and publications, including scientific journal articles, randomized clinical trials and research analyses. That body of work underpins the scientific approach the company calls Metabolic Synchronization, which supports the Trilivy metabolic health system.
Nick Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Medifast, said the company has been building professional knowledge in this field for 45 years.
Who will run it
Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the MMHI. Together with the Medifast Scientific Advisory Board, he will help guide the direction of the institute's work.
Day-to-day operations fall to the Medifast Scientific and Clinical Affairs team — made up of dietitians, scientists and health educators — alongside the company's Research and Development team.
Satya Jonnalagadda, PhD, Vice President of Scientific and Clinical Affairs at Medifast, said the institute creates a central hub for credible, evidence-based research and educational materials.
Implications for the field organization
Beyond research, the institute takes on a role that touches the company's distribution model directly: it will define the standards for the Trilivy Coach Certification.
The certification is intended to ensure that independent coaches hold foundational knowledge in the area of metabolic health. Tying that curriculum to an internal research body is a structural choice that places field education under the same unit that oversees the company's scientific output.
