Appetec is a US-based health-tech company on a mission to make lasting weight management and everyday wellness accessible — through science-backed products designed to work together.
Existing obesity treatments — lifestyle changes, behavioral therapy, medications, surgery — each carry meaningful trade-offs and consistently high long-term relapse rates. We built Appetec because we believe the next generation of weight-management care has to work with the body’s underlying physiology, not around it.
Founded by clinicians and scientists, Appetec is developing a multi-modal platform: non-invasive Gastric Vibrational Therapy that engages the body’s own signaling pathways, an adaptive AI coach that responds to physiological and behavioral cues in real time, and a clean, prebiotic-first nutrition program that supports the same underlying systems. Each product works on its own — and works better together.
Our work is anchored in peer-reviewed research and clinical study, including a 10-week pilot of the GVT device presented at the IBC Oxford World Congress in September 2025 by our founder, Dr. Shahriar Sedghi, MD, AGAF.
Every product decision starts with research and measurable outcomes — never marketing claims.
Nutrition, movement, sleep, and mood — addressed together, because that's how lasting change actually happens.
Non-invasive. Non-restrictive. Built to fit into everyday life, not disrupt it.
Clean labels, honest claims, published research. If we say it, we can show it.
Founder Appetec, Gastroenterology Associates of Central Georgia, Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery at Mercer University School of Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai. Internationally recognized researcher in appetite, obesity, and eating behavior.
Professor of Food Science at Purdue University and Director of the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research
Director of Center for Integrated Microbiome & Chronobiology Research at Rush University.
Co-Founder, Appetec, Professor and Head of Physics Department at Mercer University, Research Focus in Medical Physics
Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic Florida.
Research Assistant Professor of Food Science at Purdue University, Postdoctoral Researcher in the area of dietary fiber fermentation by the gut microbiota.
Clinical Pharmacist, Value Based Care Specialist, Student Preceptor at the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University.
