Brits mock Big Narstie for doing ads for SLIM FAST shakes
Brits cruelly mocked Big Narstie for teaming up with SlimFast for a new ad campaign.
The rapper, 37, was unveiled earlier this month as the meal replacement company’s newest ambassador, as part of his well-documented journey to improve his health and shed the pounds.
The social media and TV campaign aims to highlight the nutritional benefits — including 23 vitamins and minerals and 14 g of protein — of SlimFast’s daily shake.
However, experts warn of the dangers of trying to lose weight quickly with high street shakes that have not undergone “vigorous” medical “vetting.”
An anonymous user wrote on Twitter, “Presumably if the SlimFast works, Big Narstie will have to call himself Medium Sized Narstie.”
The 37-year-old rapper was unveiled earlier this month as the company’s latest weight-loss ambassador, as part of his well-documented journey to improve his health. Pictured above with longtime SlimFast ambassador Kelly Brook
The social media and TV campaign aims to highlight the nutritional benefits — including 23 vitamins and minerals and 14 g of protein — of SlimFast’s daily shake
An anonymous user wrote on Twitter, “Presumably if the SlimFast works, Big Narstie will have to call himself Medium Sized Narstie.” Another, Helen, commented, “Kelly Brooke and Big Narstie? Hardly the best advertisement for SlimFast.’ One account, Sarah Jane, also criticized Big Narstie for the brand deal, calling it “a career low”
Another, Helen, commented, “Kelly Brooke and Big Narstie? Hardly the best advertisement for SlimFast.’
One account, Sarah Jane, also criticized Big Narstie for the brand deal, calling it “a career low point,” while a fourth user, Lorna Hicks, said, “I’ve seen it all.” Big Narstie on a SlimFast ad’.
After collapsing following an appearance on Celebrity Bake Off in 2019, Big Narstie, whose real name is Tyrone Lindo, underwent a major weight loss transformation and now shows off a noticeably slimmed-down physique.
At the beginning of May he told The Mirror: ‘I come from a poor background.
‘Healthy food should not be expensive and I only noticed that [how expensive it was] when I started living like this.
“SlimFast is not a pocket buster and the most important thing about changing your lifestyle is that you can afford it.”
Former glamor model Kelly Brook — a longtime ambassador for the meal replacement company — is also involved in the ad campaign.
Shake diets available on the high street and supermarkets have long been popular, despite criticism from experts for being unsustainable.
In the typical Slim-Fast 3-2-1 method, breakfast and lunch are replaced by SlimFast shakes or bars.
A conventional low-fat cooked meal in the evening is allowed. Three snacks are also allowed each day of up to 300 calories combined.
Last month, new research showed that a soup and shake diet being rolled out on the NHS could reverse type 2 diabetes for at least five years.
Nearly a quarter of people who were in remission from diabetes two years after starting a low-calorie diet were still free of the condition three years later.
As part of the program, participants receive a low-calorie, nutritious complete soup and shake diet totaling approximately 800 calories per day for 12 to 20 weeks.
But Tam Fry, president of the National Obesity Forum, told MailOnline, “Watch out for shakes. The only ones the Forum would recommend for rapid weight loss are those prescribed for the diabetes community.
“They are specially prepared at about 800 calories each and should be consumed under medical supervision.”
He added, “As a rule, the Forum remains free of good-sounding shakes that may look great on the surface but have not gone through a rigorous vetting process.”
Earlier this month, the musician whose real name is Tyrone Lindo told The Mirror: “I come from a poor background, healthy food shouldn’t be expensive and I just noticed that [how expensive it was] when I started living like this. “SlimFast is not a pocket buster and the most important thing about changing your lifestyle is that you can afford it.” However, experts have warned of the dangers of trying to lose weight quickly with high street shakes that have not undergone “vigorous” medical “vetting.” Pictured above in November 2021
A fourth user, Lorna Hicks, said, “I’ve seen everything. Big Narstie on a SlimFast ad’. After collapsing following an appearance on Celebrity Bake Off in 2019, Big Narstie, whose real name is Tyrone Lindo, underwent a major weight loss transformation and now shows off a noticeably slimmed-down physique
One million patients, who were at a healthy weight with a body mass index (BMI) of 18 to 25, would cost the NHS an average of £638 each in 2019, the study’s final year. By comparison, severely obese patients with a BMI of 40 and above cost more than double – £1,375 a year. Meanwhile, the NHS spent £979 a year on obese patients with a BMI of 30 to 35, which increased to £1,178 a year for those with a BMI of 35-40
The latest NHS data shows that 26 per cent of adults in England are obese and a further 38 per cent are overweight but not obese. One third of Americans are overweight, while four in ten are obese.
Obesity rates have been rising for decades, with experts blaming sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets.
They are also rising in children, with a quarter of children in shelters in England now considered overweight and one in ten obese.
A landmark study earlier this month also revealed that the UK’s bulging waistline sheds billions of pounds each year from the cramped NHS, spending twice as much on obese patients as on those of a healthy weight.
The cost per patient increases dramatically as people weigh more because they “accumulate obesity-related conditions,” such as type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease, according to research involving nearly 2.5 million people.