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.
âWhen you drink coffee, your body is retaining much of that fluid-especially for people who are habituated to drinking caffeine, as the body adapts, resulting in a reduced loss of fluids.â. Dr Kitchin said some people also believe that drinking very cold water can help them lose weight.any dieters attempt to fill themselves up with water in the belief it will help them lose weight. But one nutrition expert says it is simply a myth that drink water aids slimming. Dr Beth Kitchin, at the University of Alabama, has stated that drinking water is not a magical key to weight loss.