It's another meal replacement drink.
It did used to advertise it in much more detail including all the benefits for diabetics but the FDA sent the manufacturers a warning about their claims..
http://www.naturalstandard.com/news/news201202005.asp
It contains soya, probiotic yoghurt and honey. As to it's claims for diabetics, who knows? Would it be more beneficial than all the other weight loss shakes?
http://www.almased.co.uk/all-rounder/diabetics/
What Almased can do. (Note, can do as opposed to does)
http://www.almased.co.uk/almased/
Almased can be used by people with diabetes where it supports healthy weight loss and healthy blood levels.
Kevin Greene
Managing Director
Almased UK Ltd
Dear Sid,Hi Kevin, can you tell me what you mean by "supports healthy blood levels"? Do you mean that it actually lowers blood glucose levels thats fantastic, can you point me to the scientific research Id love to read it...
that's excellent, would love to try some as I'm sometimes too tired to put food together on a plate. That's when I end up eating the wrong things for me. I might treat myself to some one day....Hi DiamondAsh,
A 500g can equates to 10 x 50g meals. So if you used it say once a day as a meal replacement, it would last 10 days. Generally it is mixed with 200-350 mls of water (for best results), or 200mls of semi or skimmed milk, almond or soya. You cannot mix Almased with hot liquids because the special enzymes and proteins in Almased that help to burn body fat will be destroyed. If you wish, add 1-2 teaspoons of olive, flaxseed, walnut or rape seed oil to each shake to ensure an adequate supply with essential fatty acids. You can also flavour Almased with ingredients, such as cinnamon, ground flaxseeds, unsweetened cocoa powder or extracts like vanilla or almond.
It should be made fresh and consumed immediately.
Kevin Greene
Managing Director
Almased UK Ltd
Thanks everyone for the replies and to Kevin from Almased for posting some informative stuff. What puts me off going down this route is the seemingly very high sugar content of some meal replacements.
What is the sugar content of Almased, and can anyone explain why this and/or other meal replacements such as Slimfast can reduce blood glucose levels when they up to 28% sugar?