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.
Drinking too much alcohol can increase your blood pressure and add extra calories, which can lead to weight gain. 1  If you drink alcohol , limit yourself to one drink per day if you are a woman and two drinks per day if you are a man. One drink is: 2  12 ounces of beer. 3  5 ounces of wine. 4  1.5 ounces of liquor.