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As waistlines continue to expand in the Western world, the latest solution to the problem is about to hit the shelves. MonaVie RVL is a weight loss system designed to spur weight loss while providing essential nutritional support. Combining a nutrition shake mix with a nutrition bar and a dietary supplement, Monavie RVL claims to provide the nutritional support and satiety that is lacking in other low calorie diets.

The Diet System
The plan has the user take a scoop of the shake mix in the morning and mix it with either water or milk. Some fruit or a vegetable may be added to round out breakfast. The total calories are about half of what a normal meal would be, and that is essentially how the weight loss will occur. Mid-morning will be part or a whole nutrition bar. This too is low calorie, but Monavie claims that the nutritionally dense bar will satisfy hunger until lunch. It contains acai, which will help to curb hunger, but it is unknown just how much is needed for that to occur.

Mid-afternoon finds another nutrition bar or the rest of the bar that was not eaten in the morning. At some point the dietary supplement should be taken to ostensibly accelerate the metabolism, reduce body fat and burn more calories. On such a low calorie diet, a supplement that can do all those things is critical, and Monavie boasts a proprietary blend that will do just that. The recommended dinner is a balanced meal of no more than 500-600 calories. They also recommend 30 minutes of physical activity a day.

Monavie RVL V.S. A Low Calorie Diet
If the calorie content is any indicator, the Monavie RVL plan works out to less than 1500 calories per day. Although their nutritional products should provide adequate nutritional support, it is still a low calorie diet. The human body requires a certain number a calories per day just to maintain their current weight, and anything below that will affect the speed of the metabolism. Monavie RVL claims to have addressed that issue with their dietary supplement, something that is lacking in a conventional diet.

Summary
Monavie RVL is a low calorie diet system, designed to help users lose weight without sacrificing nutrition. Whether it is effective or not remains to be seen.