USANA Weight Loss Plan: A Scientific Review & Effectiveness

USANA Health Sciences is an international weight-loss company that offers a high-fiber meal-replacement plan claiming to help dieters stifle carbohydrate cravings in five days. According to Dr. Ray Strand, a company executive and nutritional science authority, two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the United States and Canada are overweight or obese. As a result, about $30 billion is spent each year in North America on various diet plans---often to no avail, he says. The USANA plan, however, claims to offer nutritionally balanced shakes and energy bars that give dieters a five-day "reset" catering to the insulin sensitivity that keeps many dieters frustrated with unbalanced blood sugar levels and cravings.

Instructions

• 1

  Order the USANA Reset Pack at the company link in the Resources section or at a dieting product outlet. The baseline cost is $119, but introductory offers are available through pyramid marketing.

• 2

  Review the program details by watching the accompanying DVD and literature.

• 3

  Replace breakfasts, lunches and dinners for five days with the provided shakes. Just combine with water and ice in a blender.

• 4

  Eat two energy bars at snack times every day, as well as one portion of a vegetable and another portion of a fruit. Also take the provided daily supplement.

• 5

  Continue after the five-day plan with a stepped-down USANA program that includes exercise and more supplementation with less meal replacement.