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Basic Principle
Slim Fast is a calorie controlled diet program. Individuals who
follow the program will eat meals and snacks designed by the the
company for breakfast and lunch, as for dinner the program recommend
"sensible meal". This diet is not one which forces dieters to give
up all of their favorite foods in order to lose weight but simply
utilizes the meal replacement methods to help them control portion
sizes of their meals. The meal replacement help dieters to reduce
their daily caloric intake and lose weight while getting the
vitamins and minerals their body needs.
How Slim Fast Works?
Losing weight with Slim Fast is based on one simple truth; that
is you have to burn more calories than you consume every day.
By replacing 2 out of 3 daily meal with Slim Fast products, you can
easily control your calories intake. Dieters who follow the Slim Fast diet
consume an average of 1,200
calories a day. Since this amount is at least 500 calories less than
an average female diet and 1,000 less than the average male diet,
this mean that anyone who follow the diet plan should lose weight.
How Effective?
According to Slim Fast website if you stick to their diet plan you
will lose 10% of your body weight in the first six months ... at a
rate of one to two pounds a week. A study presented by the North
American Association for the Study of Obesity in 2003 show that
those who followed the Slim Fast plan for 10 years were 30 pounds
thinner compare to the same height and age of people who do not
follow the plan. However dietitians and experts argue that
incorporating meal replacements is only a short-term solution to
weight loss they question whether any meal replacement diet can
actually train people to eat right over the long term. |
