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Following 15 years of university-based research, Natural Factors Nutrition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has developed its new weight management program, SlimStyles, which includes its new ingredient, PolyGlycopleX (PGX™). Developed by researchers at the University of Toronto and Natural Factors, the PGX proprietary blend of several 100% natural, water-soluble fibers absorb over 600 times its weight in water when added to liquid. The SlimStyles weight management program from Natural Factors consists of two different products, including the SlimStyles Meal Replacement drink mix and the SlimStyles Appetite Control Fiber Blend, which is a “near” zero-calorie naturally sweetened appetite control product. The company has also launched WellbetX™, which includes a family of nutritional and herbal products designed to support the special nutritional needs of people with diabetes or other glucose management issues.