Welcome To The PGX Fiber Diet Digest

The PGX Fiber Diet Digest provides information on a simple and healthy way to lose weight and obtain better health. Clinical studies have proven that eating high soluble fiber foods during the day will result in weight loss.


Slim Styles PGX Fiber -The Weight Control Breakthrough

The most important advantage of SlimStyles over other weight loss products is the clinically proven ingredient PGX (PolyGlycoplex). PGX is the result of extensive clinical research at the University of Toronto in collaboration with the Canadian Center for Functional Medicine.

PGX is a completely unique blend of highly purified soluble fibers processed using advanced proprietary EnviroSimplex technology. Compared to other soluble fibers, significantly less PGX is required to obtain the same important health benefits including glucose balance, appetite control and reduced food cravings.

PGX Fiber Can Lower After Meal Blood Sugar Levels

PGX® fiber increases food viscosity (gel-like quality), slowing the rate at which food is digested and absorbed. This prolongs after-meal satiety and helps normalize blood sugar levels and insulin secretion. Leveling out sugar absorption eliminates the “blood sugar roller coaster” - when food intake causes excess insulin to be secreted, which then causes hunger due to blood sugar dropping, which then causes you to consume more food, which then causes more insulin secretion, etc. These ups and downs in blood sugar are very hard on the body and make it very difficult to lose weight.

In addition, the American Dietetic Association, in their position paper on the health implications of dietary fiber, state that considerable experimental evidence demonstrates that the addition of viscous dietary fibers slows gastric emptying rates, digestion, and the absorption of glucose to benefit immediate postprandial glucose metabolism and long-term glucose control in individuals with diabetes mellitus (Marlett et al, 2002).

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Very Low Calorie Diet For Weight Loss

A very low-calorie diet (VLCD) is a diet that typically uses commercially prepared formulas to promote rapid weight loss. These diets, usually liquid shakes or bars, replace all food intake for several weeks or months. VLCD formulas need to contain appropriate levels of vitamins and micronutrients to ensure that patients meet their nutritional requirements. Some physicians also prescribe very low-calorie diets made up almost entirely of lean protein foods, such as fish and chicken. People on a VLCD consume about 800 calories per day or less.

A VLCD may allow a patient who is moderately to extremely obese to lose about 3 to 5 pounds per week, for an average total weight loss of 44 pounds over 12 weeks. Such a weight loss can rapidly improve obesity-related medical conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

The rapid weight loss experienced by most people on a VLCD can be very motivating. Patients who participate in a VLCD program that includes lifestyle treatment typically lose about 15 to 25 percent of their initial weight during the first 3 to 6 months. They may maintain a 5-percent weight loss after 4 years if they adopt a healthy eating plan and physical activity habits.

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