Complex carbohydrates are commonly found in vegetables, whole-meal bread and cereals. Examples. of foods that contain complex carbohydrates include spinach, yams, broccoli, beans, zucchini, lentils, skimmed milk, whole grains and many other leguminous plants and vegetables.
1 Different types of Optifast products are provided to the patients that vary in costs. 2  On average, Optifast costs about $3 to $4.50 per meal. 3  Depending on the program, plan on spending about $800 to more than $1,000 per month. 4  These fees will include the meals, weekly visits and medical exams.
16. The average total annual cost of osteoarthritis was estimated at â¬1502 per patient (â¬2007). Direct costs accounted for 86% of the total cost, mostly due to home, work, and self-care help (29%), professional medical time (21%), and hospital admissions (13%) (Figure 4).ospitalization represented 50% of the direct expenses. The costs of medication and physicians were estimated at â¬574 million (34%) and â¬270 million (16%), respectively. A 156% increase in direct medical costs was reported compared with 1993, which was related to an increase in the number of OA patients (+54%).