Weight Loss Diet Shakes - Liquid Meal Replacements
According to a recent weight loss study,
liquid 'meal replacement' diets show signs of really working.
Weight Loss Study Background
Researchers led by Dr Herwig Ditschuneit from the University of Ulm, studied
100 obese Germans. Half were asked to cut their food intake to a maximum
of 1,500 calories a day by eating less and choosing low-fat foods. The
rest replaced two of their three daily meals with a diet shake of 220
calories and had a 'normal' dinner of up to 900 calories.
Weight Loss Study Results
After three months, those on meal replacements had lost just over 14 pounds
- eight per cent of their body weight, on average. Those on the do-it-yourself
low-calorie diet lost just under two pounds on average - less than two
per cent of body weight. Volunteers taking meal replacements also saw
a lowering in their blood pressure and in cholesterol and insulin levels.
Weight Maintenance
All the volunteers were then put on a 1,500 calorie regime in which they
swapped one meal a day for a diet shake and were allowed one low-calorie
snack bar. Four years later both groups had kept off their initial weight
loss and had shed slightly more fat.
Source: Food Navigator.com 2001
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