SlimFast

SlimFast
Product typeDietary supplement foods
OwnerGlanbia
CountryUnited States
Introduced1977; 47 years ago (1977)
MarketsU.S., UK, Republic of Ireland, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Latin America
Previous ownersThompson Medical Company, Unilever
Websiteslimfast.com

SlimFast is an American company headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, that markets an eponymous brand of shakes, bars, snacks, packaged meals, and other dietary supplement foods sold in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latin America, and the U.K. SlimFast promotes diets and weight loss plans featuring its food products.

There is mixed evidence on the effectiveness of the diet, although it appears to function no better than behavioral counseling.[1]

  1. ^ Gudzune KA, Doshi RS, Mehta AK, Chaudhry ZW, Jacobs DK, Vakil RM, et al. (2015). "Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review". Ann Intern Med. 162 (7): 501–12. doi:10.7326/M14-2238. PMC 4446719. PMID 25844997. Review in: Kahan, Scott; Theim, Kelly (2015). "Review: Some commercial or proprietary weight-loss programs increase weight loss". Annals of Internal Medicine. 163 (4): JC8. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-2015-163-4-008. PMID 26280443. S2CID 1586172.