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.
1 People who drink a lot may gain weight whether they drink beer, wine, or spirits. 2  But if you drink a lot and the alcohol replaces food and other beverages, you may lose weight, as some alcoholics do.  People in studies are prone to under-report how much they drink, rendering many findings unreliable.