Liquid diet can ward off obesity and reverse diabetes

Who fights the balance must have already bet on liquid diet for some period. The challenge here is to replace at least one meal with a nutritious but less calorie shake. Although many people get good results with the method, nutritionists do not usually point it out because they believe that rapid weight loss could be bad as it would not represent effective dietary re-education.

But new research by the University of Gasglow with support from the Scottish government may motivate experts to look at the liquid diet more positively. This is because Scottish scholars have found that it can be a powerful ally not only against extra pounds, but also public health problems such as obesity and type two diabetes.

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According to information released by the Daily Mail over the past fortnight, the 90 government-supported program volunteers have been on a 800-calorie daily diet for three months. Meals ranged from sweet to savory, but always in liquid form.

In an interview with the British newspaper, nurse Mahri Swanson, who assisted patients during the period, said many were shocked by the menu in the early days. Some were really hungry at first, as they were used to consuming up to 4, 000 calories a day. However, according to her, the adaptation was quick and within a week, most of the volunteers were already well on the net meals.

At the end of the three months, approximately 30% of participants left behind between 15 and 20 pounds, and weight loss was maintained over the next year thanks to healthy practices. In addition to warding off obesity, patients experienced improvements in body pain caused by overweight, and among those with type two diabetes, some were able to decrease their medication.

Success Example

One of the most expressive examples among volunteers is 60-year-old Scottish taxi driver James Aitken. Prior to the survey, he weighed 165 pounds at only 1.67 m in height. With BMI 56, he was considered morbidly obese and was already suffering from overweight problems, such as knee pain, difficulty working and other simple activities, such as walking the dog and playing with his small grandson. He also injected insulin to keep his diabetes under control.

At the end of the study, he lost 38 pounds, reaching a BMI of 43.5, and maintained his weight the following year with the help of a balanced diet and gym visits. The knee pain eased and he was able to significantly reduce the amount of diabetes medication.

Shake against cholesterol

It is noteworthy that this is not the first time that the liquid diet has been effective in research. A Danish study published in 2011 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that replacing meals with shakes is safe and gives results. In addition to leading to decreased body weight, the researchers noted that it also lowers bad cholesterol levels and even some asthma symptoms.

However, it is always recommended to carry out professionally monitored dietary restriction programs to ensure weight loss that does not harm your health.