Babesia (also called Nuttallia) is a genus of protozoan apicomplexan piroplasms which was discovered by the Romanian bacteriologist Victor BabeÈ, that infect the blood and cause a parasitic, hemolytic disease known as babesiosis.
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.
3. Drinking More Water Can Help With Weight Loss. One very simple trick to increase weight loss is to drink more water. This can increase the number of calories you burn for up to 90 minutes (15, 16). Drinking about 2 liters (68 ounces, or 8 glasses) of water per day can make you burn about 96 more calories per day.