VLCDs appear to be safe if you are evaluated beforehand and closely monitored by medical professionals. VLCDs produce significant weight losses and improve your blood glucose levels, cholesterol, and blood pressure. Unfortunately, using a VLCD alone, without a behavior-change program, means you probably won’t be able to maintain the weight loss. Some studies report that 5 years later, most people had maintained only 5% of the amount of weight they initially lost. More recent reports, however, show that weight maintenance after a VLCD program is improving. If you have a strong lifestyle-change program that emphasizes calorie balancing with increased physical activity, reducing fat calories, and keeping records, you can keep the weight off. It is important to continue to have contact with the medical professionals to improve your long-term maintenance of weight loss, too.
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What is a meal replacement? |
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A meal replacement is a portion-controlled food or drink containing 100–300 calories and is used to replace a meal or snack to reduce total calories to lose weight. Meal replacements may be shakes, soups, prepackaged entrees, or snack bars. Meal replacements can be eaten instead of higher-calorie foods. They meet the demands of today’s lifestyles for quick and easy dining, while avoiding high-fat, high-calorie choices from fast food chains. Only use meal replacements along with generous serving of fruits and vegetables daily, such as a fruit smoothie with a shake product or one entree plus 2 cups of vegetables. Snack bars offer convenience and variety, and most people like them.
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