Increased blood viscosity is the only biological parameter that has been linked with all of the other major cardiovascular risk factors, including high blood pressure, elevated LDL cholesterol, low HDL, type-II diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, smoking, age, and male gender [1].
When dealing with diabetes, you can safely follow the Slim-Fast diet as long as you are being closely monitored by your physician. However, as a liquid meal replacement diet, Slim-Fast does not teach you how to control portions or carbohydrates once you go back to eating regular food for all of your meals.This may make it harder for you to maintain your weight loss and control blood sugars.owever, as a liquid meal replacement diet, Slim-Fast does not teach you how to control portions or carbohydrates once you go back to eating regular food for all of your meals. This may make it harder for you to maintain your weight loss and control blood sugars.
Research suggests that Slim-Fast is an effective way to lose weight. 1  According to a 2006 study published in the British Medical Journal comparing the effectiveness of four commercial weight loss programs in overweight and obese adults, dieters on the Slim-Fast plan lost an average of about 6 pounds over four weeks.