Virta Health operates in digital health and remote patient care, with technical work spanning biomarker monitoring, digital health apps, nutrition science and metabolic health. The company's product, the Virta treatment, is a continuous remote care programme that combines personalised nutrition plans, biomarker monitoring through an app, dedicated health coaches and medical supervision. The stated aim is to reverse type 2 diabetes without medications or surgery, addressing the root cause of metabolic dysfunction rather than managing symptoms.
The company reports outcomes from its programme and cites the largest type 2 diabetes reversal study ever conducted as the basis for its evidence. According to its figures, 63% of members eliminate diabetes medications, with an average A1c reduction of 1.3%, and members have lost more than 1m pounds in total. The nutrition approach emphasises real food and sustainable lifestyle change without calorie counting.
Virta Health is based in the United States and works with the healthcare, health insurance, employer and corporate wellness sectors. Its stated mission is to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. The company points to a large underlying market: nearly 75% of American adults are affected by obesity, overweight or type 2 diabetes, and metabolic disease carries an annual economic burden of $586 billion in the United States.
