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Medifast, Inc. is an American nutrition and weight loss company based in Owings Mills, Maryland. The company owns five subsidiaries: Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Jason), Take Shape for Life, Inc. (TSFL), Jason Enterprises, Inc., Jason Properties, LLC and Seven Crondall, LLC. Medifast produces, distributes, and sells weight loss and other health-related products through websites, multi-level marketing, telemarketing, franchised weight loss clinics, and medical professionals. The company is public with a market capitalization of $405 million, as of October 2014.〔 Medifast was founded in 1980 by William Vitale, a medical doctor.〔(Medifast History )〕 His products were sold directly to other doctors, who in turn prescribed them to their patients. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: MED). In October 2010, Medifast was ranked number 1 on ''Forbes'' magazine's list of "America's 100 Best Small Companies".〔(Forbes America's 100 Best Small Companies )〕 The company was ranked 18th as of the 2014 list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.forbes.com/companies/medifast/ )〕 In September 2012, Medifast's subsidiary, Jason Pharmaceuticals, paid a $3.7 million USD civil penalty for false advertising. The Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice said that advertisements for the "Medifast 5 & 1 Plan" low-calorie diet told consumers they could "lose up to 2-5 pounds per week.", and that these weight-loss claims lacked a reasonable scientific basis, and were unsubstantiated. Under the settlement, any future claims made by the company must be backed by at least one human clinical study. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Medifast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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