Virta Health operates in the digital health sector, focusing on reversing type 2 diabetes through a nutrition-first approach rather than medication or surgery. The company's primary offering, the Virta Treatment, is a continuous remote care program that combines personalized nutrition plans with biomarker monitoring via a mobile app, dedicated health coaches, and medical supervision. Patients receive tools such as meters, strips, and connected scales to support daily management.
The treatment model has produced measurable outcomes: 63% of members have eliminated diabetes medications, with an average A1c reduction of 1.3%. Collectively, members have lost over one million pounds. The company addresses a significant public health challenge, noting that nearly 75% of U.S. adults have metabolic disease, and obesity, overweight, and type 2 diabetes carry an annual economic burden of $586 billion in the country.
Virta Health partners with major employers and health plans to deliver its program across the United States. The company is mission-driven, aiming to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people through evidence-based treatment that targets root causes. Technical work spans remote healthcare, personalized nutrition, biomarker monitoring, and mobile health applications.