Virta Health is a healthcare company that provides a clinically-proven treatment to reverse type 2 diabetes through nutrition and continuous remote care, without medications or surgery. Its programme, the Virta Treatment, combines personalised nutrition plans, biomarker monitoring, health coaching and medical supervision. According to company data, 63% of members eliminate diabetes medications while achieving an average A1c reduction of 1.3%.
The company operates in the digital health, employer benefits and health insurance sectors. Its technical focus spans remote patient monitoring, personalised nutrition, biomarker monitoring and clinical research. Virta's approach is rooted in what it describes as the largest type 2 diabetes reversal study ever conducted, with members collectively losing over one million pounds.
Based in the United States, Virta Health targets a substantial market: nearly 75% of American adults are affected by obesity, being overweight or type 2 diabetes, a condition carrying an estimated $586 billion annual economic burden. The company states its mission is to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people.
