TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - BIOTECHNOLOGY - Preferred Program: The weight reduction program has an acute weight loss phase, where a user enters ketosis, a predetermined amount of phenylalkylamine sympathomimetic amine is taken during the acute weight loss phase, a predetermined amount of multiple vitamin-mineral supplement is taken during the acute weight loss phase, a predetermined amount of calcium pyruvate is taken during the acute weight loss phase, a predetermined amount of cyanocobalamine is given during the acute weight loss phase, a predetermined amount of exercise is performed during the acute weight loss phase, a transitional phase, where the predetermined loss of the predetermined amount of weight is maintained for a predetermined amount of time, a predetermined amount of exercise is performed during the transitional phase, the predetermined amount of multiple vitamin-mineral supplement taken during the acute weight loss phase is decreased during the transitional phase, and a long-term maintenance phase, where predetermined amount of calories equaling not more than ten times the user's goal weight per day is consumed, and a predetermined amount of exercise is performed during the long-term maintenance phase. The appetite suppressant is phenylalkylamine sympathomimetic amine, anorectic and/or anorexigenic. The weight reduction program further has cyanocobalamine which is given during acute weight loss phase, and predetermined amount of calcium pyruvate which is taken during acute weight loss phase. The predetermined amount of one multiple vitamin-mineral supplement taken during acute weight loss phase is decreased during transitional phase. The predetermined amount of exercise is performed during acute weight loss phase. The predetermined amount of exercise is performed during the long-term maintenance phase. Preferred Method: The method further involves injecting a predetermined amount of cyanocobalamine during acute weight loss phase, after permitting the user's body to enter ketosis by limiting the user's diet. The method further involves ingesting a predetermined amount of calcium pyruvate during acute weight loss phase, after permitting the user's body to enter ketosis by limiting user's diet. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.