Liquid diets

Question
Can someone live on a liquid diet for the rest of their life, if they drink meal replacement drinks like Slim Fast, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Ensure, Boost or Special K protein shakes?

Answer
Hi Chris,

Yes, in fact, some people do live on drinks such as Ensure for life.
Usually it's because they cannot swallow, have part of their digestive system not working, or are in a coma and unable to physically eat.
I'm not sure if someone can live on the ingredients in SlimFast or Special K, but Ensure is one formula designed by a company (Ross products from Abbott Laboratories) that developed these drinks for people to live on.
The drink would have to meet calorie and protein needs, as well as essential fatty acids and all vitamin and mineral requirements. And it's not recommended without input from your physician, in case you've been thinking about it ;)

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