Slim Fast Diet Overview

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Slim Fast Diet - Overview

• The Slim fast diet is a based on the concept of
  meal replacement and calorie control

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Slim Fast Diet

• The basic plan is comprised of 3 components
• Slim fast meal and snack replacements, provide
  nutrients with controlled calories
• Sensible healthy meal(s) and snacks emphasising
  lean protein and fruit and vegetables
• Daily activity of 30 to 60 minutes

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Slim Fast Diet

• In addition to the basic product Slim Fast
  offers
• Slim Fast Optima geared to current weight
• Low carb version
• On-line support centre and network of users

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Slim Fast Diet

• The Slim Fast claim
• Claims to provide all essential nutrients within
  slim fast products and deliver a low calorie diet
  which keeps you satisfied.
• Clinically proven in over 30 published studies
  to reduce weight and keep weight off.
• Advocates life-long adherence.

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Slim Fast Diet

• Advantages
• Easy to follow no need to measure portions or
  count calories or points
• No foods are banned
• Flexible - as you can vary which meals you
  replace
• Does advocate exercise and diet as a means of
  losing weight

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Slim Fast Diet

• Disadvantages
• Doesnt teach you lifelong healthier eating
  habits
• Almost guarantees weight loss as lt1200 calories
  per day but weight may not stay off as lifestyle
  hasnt changed
• The shakes and bars are processed food with high
  sugar content and do not provide all the benefits
  of whole food
• The meal replacement foods must be budgeted for

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Slim Fast clinical research

• Slim fast are one of only a few diet companies
  who back their claims with clinical trials
• The latest findings, presented at the North
  American Association for the Study of Obesity in
  October 2003, show that people who used Slim-Fast
  on and off for 10 years to maintain their weight
  were on average 33 pounds lighter than a similar
  group who went without the meal replacements.

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Slim Fast Diet

• Who does it work for?
• Those who have a lot of weight to lose
• Those that prefer not to have to think about meal
  preparation
• Those that can stomach the meal replacement foods!