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Posted by: KAREENA | 2012/11/20

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PROVITA BISCUITS AND WEIGHT LOSS

HI TRYING TO LOOSE WEIGHT WEN HUNGRY EATING PROVITA BISCUITS. DO THSES AID IN WEIHT LOSS? I EAT LIKE 7 BISIUTS A DAY.

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Dear Kareena
Provita are regarded as a low-fat, high-fibre and low-glycaemic index (GI) food which can be a great help to people tyring to lose weight or to control their blood sugar levels (i.e. insulin resistance). According to the label, a serving of 20 g = 4 Provita Wholewheat biscuits, provides 368 kJ or 92 kJ per biscuit. If you have 7 Provita per day = 7 x 92 = 644 kJ which represents 10,2% of your daily energy requirement if you are an adult woman who is trying to lose weight. This is not excessive and because Provita are also low GI (Gi = 49), they should help you to stop hunger pangs and lose weight.
Remember it is what you add to low-GI breads such as Provita that add kJ to your diet (e.g. fatty spreads, butter, margarine, etc).
Best regards
DietDoc

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Posted by: nene | 2013/02/04

Can provita biscuit help loosr weight?

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Posted by: anon | 2012/11/20

2 provitas have the same amount of fat as a slice of bread, so this equals about 3 - 4 slices of bread...
not bery benificial for weight loss- rather eat something high protein when hungry. like tuna or a piece of chicken breast etc. and a few raw veggies as well...

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