30 Southend Extra, August 2010


Lighterlife Total New trial reveals breakthrough in obesity battle


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e’ve known it for years, but arecent trial at a specialist obesity centre


has proven that avery low calo- rie diet (VLCD) like LighterLife Total is far moreeffective at tackling obesity than convention- al diets. In the first of its kind astudy, carried out at adedicated obesi- ty centreatRobert Gordon University,adult men and women with BMI greater than or equal to 35, referred to the obesity centre wereentered into arandomized controlled clinical trial of differing dietary interventions, including LighterLife Total. The findings of the study reveal


that clinically obese people who fail to lose weight on alow-fat, reduced-energy diet, as recom- mended by the NHS healthy eat- ing plan, will do so if they follow aVLCD, with the average weight loss on LighterLife Total being 31kg, compared to just 4kg on a low carbohydrate high protein (LCHP) Atkins style diet. Meanwhile the conventional dieters lost an average of 18kg. The study was led by Professor


Iain Broom, director of the Centrefor Obesity Research and Epidemiology at Robert Gordon University,professor of metabolic medicine at the University of Aberdeen and professor of clini-


cal biochemistry at Robert Gordon University. Professor Broom said: “This shows how avery low calorie diet can provide excellent weight loss for obese people in both the short and long term, including those patients who have failed other dietary approaches. “The cholesterol benefits are


also considerable, as arethe lean body mass results which demonstrate that patients see the very same changes in their body composition as those on a conventional diet –therewas no difference in the amount of lean body mass change, suggesting that cardiac muscle was not affected by VLCD therapy. Judy Hoskins, LighterLife Counsellor for the Southend area, commented: “The study supports what LighterLife seeks to achieve with every client: greater weight loss results and an immediate solution to the side effects of obesity such as high cholesterol and restricted move- ment.” If you have always struggled with your weight or just want to lose astone fast, why not give Judy acall and see what you can achieve? To find out more about LighterLife call Judy Hoskins on 01702 710900 or visit www.lighterlife.com


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