In general, the Slim-Fast Ready to Drink Shakes range from 190 to 220 calories per can, although different flavors contain different amounts. The banana flavor contains the least, with 110 total calories, while the strawberry flavor contains the most, with 220 calories.
The research, commissioned by the assembly government, put the cost of obesity to the NHS in Wales at Â£73m and excessive alcohol consumption at between Â£69.9m and Â£73.3m.This works out as between Â£25 and Â£29 a person in Wales for obesity and about Â£24 a person for alcohol.mage caption A survey in 2008 said 57% of people in Wales were obese or overweight. Obesity and excessive drinking are costing the NHS in Wales more than Â£140m each year, according to research.
The 2004 research put the total cost of people considered obese at between Â£3.3 billion and 3.7 billion in 2002. That was made up of the cost of treating obesity and its consequencesâabout Â£1 billionâand the earnings lost due to sickness and premature mortality among obese people.