The Weight & Wellness Institute
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What is The Weight & Wellness Institute?
The Weight & Wellness Institute is a medical weight loss clinic at 1170 Pontiac Avenue in Cranston, RI 02920. You can call 401-895-9937. Its main business is medically supervised weight management. Its prescribers are Beth Dufour, NP; Catherine "Cassie" Morris, NP; Anthony Gallo, MD; and Stephen Scott, MD. Its nutritionists and other team members do not prescribe.
The clinic offers four weight management programs: Full Liquid Diet Weight Management, Partial Liquid Diet Weight Management, All Food Weight Management Program, and a Diabetes Program. Each uses its own mix of medical visits, nutrition and exercise support, and group meetings. Robard meal replacement supplements are central to three of them, and the clinic names Nestle Health Sciences as the developer of Robard. The Full Liquid program has weekly visits and is typically 20 weeks long. The Partial Liquid program has biweekly medical visits, and the All Food program has monthly ones. The clinic also offers dietary counseling, tailored exercise programs, behavioral medicine counseling, nutritional groups, and weight maintenance programs. Its Google listing shows a 4.7 rating from 62 reviews.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. It also does not state a consultation fee, does not say whether medication or Robard is included in any price, and does not say whether it accepts insurance. Robard can be ordered for home delivery or in-person pickup, but no price for it is shown. Ask for every one of these figures before you book.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask which prescriber you will see and how often. In its own words: "Robard is always utilized under the supervision of a medical provider." So ask which of the four prescribers will supervise your plan and how that is billed. Ask whether the monthly fee covers Robard and the visits, and what follow-up visits and lab work cost separately. Ask whether any visits can be virtual and whether that changes the price. The clinic mentions onsite and virtual meetings but does not explain the difference in cost.
Ask whether the clinic prescribes any weight loss medicine beyond Robard. It does not name one. Ask how cancellation and pausing work, and whether there is a membership or contract. Finally, confirm the hours. The clinic lists 9:00 to 17:00 every day, but its hours are not consistent across listings, so check them when you call.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a medically supervised program built around meal replacement or food-based plans, with regular visits and support from nutrition and exercise staff. It is also a good fit if you are ready to get the cost and cancellation answers in writing before you commit. If you are looking for a prescription medicine approach, ask about that first, since the clinic does not name one.
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Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off The Weight & Wellness Institute’s own website on 2026-10-13. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “This program offers biweekly appointments with our medical providers as well as appointments with our nutritionists, behaviorists and our exercise physiologist.” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.