OWINGS MILLS, Md., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medifast, Inc.(NYSE: MED) announced today that Michael S. McDevitt, Chief Executive Officerand Chief Financial Officer, will make a presentation at the Canaccord AdamsDiabetes & Obesity Conference on Friday, June 6, 2008, at 9:40 a.m. PT at theHotel Nikko San Francisco.

Interested parties can access a live web cast of the event athttp://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2301640. The web castwill be available for 60 days.

About Medifast, Inc.

Medifast (NYSE: MED) is the leading easy-to-use, clinically provenportion-controlled weight loss program. Medifast has been recommended by15,000 physicians and used by over one million customers. It is committed toenriching lives by providing innovative choices for lasting health. Medifastprograms have been proven effective through studies by major universityteaching hospitals. The company sells its products and programs via fourunique distribution channels: 1) the web and national call centers, 2)national network of physicians, 3) medically supervised Medifast WeightControl Centers, and 4) the Take Shape For Life direct-selling division, anetwork of health coaches. Medifast was founded in 1980 and is located inOwings Mills, Maryland. For more information, log ontohttp://www.ChooseMedifast.com.

     Contacts:                  Brendan Connors              Lytham Partners, LLC                  Vice President - Finance     Joe Diaz                  Medifast, Inc.               Robert Blum                  410-581-8042                 Joe Dorame                  ir@choosemedifast.com        (602) 889-9700

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