New report: Wisconsin clinic offers #1 weight loss program in the country

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -- If you're looking to lose weight quickly, a new report shows Marshfield Clinic offers the number one rated program in the country.

Health Management Resources, or HMR, has a weight management program that was named the number one "best fast weight-loss diet" by the publication U.S. News & World Report.

The program is offered at Marshfield Clinic's Wausau and Minocqua Centers. "We lose weight quickly, and then we help them to continue on with a healthy lifestyle of changes. The healthy behaviors they are practicing, that they'll have to do the rest of their lives," said Kelly Murphy who leads the HMR Program at Marshfield Clinic.

Murphy said there's a misconception that losing too much weight too fast can be unhealthy, whereas, studies show fast initial weight loss can result in better long-term success.