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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-011453
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180228
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180228

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MEDIFAST INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000910329
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2090]
		IRS NUMBER:				133714405
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31573
		FILM NUMBER:		18648167

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11445 CRONHILL DRIVE
		CITY:			OWINGS MILLS
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21117
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7327640619

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11445 CRONHILL DRIVE
		CITY:			OWINGS MILLS
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21117

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HEALTHRITE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951120

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	XX
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950619

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	00
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950619
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>February 28, 2018</B></P>

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INC.</B></FONT></P>

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its charter)</P>

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Since Last Report)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see</I> General Instruction
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announcing its international expansion efforts. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K
and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><A HREF="tv487315_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tv487315_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press release dated February
28, 2018 titled &ldquo;Medifast Announces Global Expansion with its Lifestyle Brand, OPTAVIA&reg;&rdquo;</FONT></A></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated: February 28, 2018</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 4pt"><A HREF="tv487315_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release dated February 28, 2018 titled &ldquo;Medifast Announces Global Expansion with its Lifestyle Brand, OPTAVIA&reg;&rdquo;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Medifast Announces Global Expansion with
its Lifestyle Brand, OPTA</B>VIA&reg;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>Company&rsquo;s Coach Community Will
Expand to Hong Kong and Singapore in 2019</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">BALTIMORE, Feb. 28, 2018 &ndash;Medifast (NYSE: MED), a leading manufacturer and distributor of clinically proven healthy living products and programs,
today announced it is expanding into the Asia-Pacific markets of Hong Kong and Singapore in the first half of 2019 with its lifestyle
brand, <B>OPTA</B>VIA. Medifast plans to invest $3 million to $5 million in market preparation and development in 2018.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Medifast has spent 37 years developing comprehensive healthy-living
programs and products to help people reach their health goals. Its brand has been recommended by more than 20,000 doctors since
its founding and has earned national recognition by <I>Forbes</I> as one of the 100 most trustworthy companies in America.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;The health and wellness transformations we have inspired
in the United States through the <B>OPTA</B>VIA Community are just the beginning of what we can achieve over the next several years,&rdquo;
said Dan Chard, CEO of Medifast. &ldquo;People in Hong Kong and Singapore are facing similar health challenges to those we experience
here in the United States, and we believe <B>OPTA</B>VIA&rsquo;s radically different approach to health can help.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The company will introduce the same clinically studied plans
and similar Fuelings to those offered in the United States, including the popular Optimal Weight 5&amp;1 Plan&reg;. <B>OPTA</B>VIA
Clients will have access to a variety of convenient, nutritionally interchangeable Fuelings, and over time, the product portfolio
will expand to incorporate new Fuelings that reflect local taste preferences. <B>OPTA</B>VIA products will be available to residents
of Hong Kong and Singapore exclusively through the <B>OPTA</B>VIA Coach community. They will join more than 1 million Clients who
have already used the program.<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;With this expansion, we are giving <B>OPTA</B>VIA Coaches
the power to transform more lives,&rdquo; continues Chard. &ldquo;Now is our time to expand our impact and advance the global health
revolution.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Medifast will report its fourth quarter and full-year 2017 results,
along with first quarter and full year 2018 guidance on March 6, 2018.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For more information on <B>OPTA</B>VIA,
visit <U>www.OPTAVIA.com</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><U>About Medifast</U>&reg;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Medifast (NYSE: MED) is a leading manufacturer
and distributor of clinically proven healthy living products and programs. The brand has been recommended by more than 20,000
doctors since its founding. In 2016, the company announced <B>OPTA</B>VIA&reg;, an exclusive brand and product line sold through
its community of independent Coaches who offer support and guidance to their Clients. In partnership with <B>OPTA</B>VIA Coaches,
franchise partners and its Scientific Advisory Board, Medifast offers comprehensive wellness products and programs that focus
on creating sustainable change by helping people learn to incorporate healthy habits into their lives. Medifast is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange and was named to <I>Forbes'</I> 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America List in 2016 and 2017. For more
information, visit <U>www.MedifastInc.com</U> or <U>www.OPTAVIA.com</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Forward Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Please Note: This release contains &quot;forward-looking statements&quot;
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified
by use of phrases or terminology such as &quot;intend&quot; or other similar words or the negative of such terminology. Forward-looking
statements include statements regarding Medifast&rsquo;s expected investments in Asia-Pacific markets, the impact of geographic
expansion of Medifast&rsquo;s operations and additional product offerings and timing of these offerings. Medifast believes this
release should be read in conjunction with all of its filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and cautions
its readers that these forward-looking statements are subject to certain events, risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Some
of these factors include, among others, Medifast's ability to maintain and grow its network of <B>OPTA</B>VIA Coaches and Clients,
health related claims by clients, overall economic and market conditions, adverse publicity associated with its products and business
units, its ability to continue to develop innovative new services and products, the failure of its products to appeal to the market,
increases in competition, litigation, regulatory changes, and its planned growth into new domestic and international markets and
new channels of distribution. Although Medifast believes that the expectations, statements, and assumptions reflected in these
forward- looking statements are reasonable, it cautions readers to always consider all of the risk factors and any other cautionary
statements carefully in evaluating each forward-looking statement in this release, as well as those set forth in its latest Annual
Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and other filings filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its current reports on Form 8-K. All of the forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of
this release.</P>

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