Dec 11, 2010 Sanjay B Sharma
Some Foods Can Help You in Shedding Excess Weight - Verna
Many new types of exercises, methods to increase body metabolism and even some miracle foods are available in market having the ability to decrease your weight and turn back the aging process. While any real weight loss may seem far fetched, it is quite reasonable to believe that some foods are much better than others in helping you to shed those excess pounds.
Now what are all those foods and how they actually work for you? Let us find more about them.
The Zero Calorie Foods:
These types of foods top the list of miracle foods which help you in losing your weight and are popularly known as zero calorie foods.
Such foods have a very low calorie content as a result of which our bodies start using more calories in properly digesting them than it actually gets from them. While cucumber and celery are poster boys for such type of foods, any type of raw fruit or vegetable is good for losing your weight in a fastest way.
You should try to consume vegetables and fruits having high fiber and water content. You can also consume lots of water which is a real drink having zero calories and is most effective and beneficial in keeping your body in good shape and health. Many times when you are feeling hungry, you are actually just thirsty. Therefore, you can try drinking a glass of water and should make it a habit to start all your meals with salads and soups.
- Oats: Oats and many other cereals with high fiber content: Oats as well as other cereals with the high fiber content are good for preventing any weight gain as they easily fill your stomach and successfully prevent you from indulging in overeating by providing satisfaction. They get slowly digested within your body as a result of which they successfully keep your blood sugar level stable. With this logic, brown rice is much better for us than simple white rice. Though all cereals with high fiber content are best, most minimally processed are good as they provide about 6 grams of fiber on each serving.
- Green Tea: Research has indicated that drinking about 5 cups of green tea daily can speed up your weight loss. This tea should be consumed without sugar and milk to achieve good results. Green tea is also an excellent relaxant and has many amazing anti-aging properties in it.
- Pumpkin: It comes loaded with lots of essential vitamins and is very low in calories. This is a real miracle food which is available everywhere. You can eat it as a delicious soup along with cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Soybean: An in-depth research has indicated that soybean as a food is great for burning body fat. It is also a good source of low fat protein which help you in building your muscles, burns more fat and increases your metabolism. Soybeans have low impact on the blood sugar level as they are very low on the glycemic index.
- Grapefruit: Though not understood completely, eating about one grapefruit just before your meal can help you in losing your weight at a much faster rate.
- Garlic: Garlic is a great fat burner as a food. It does this in a slightly different way. Firstly, garlic helps in regulating your cholesterol by acting on your fat for preventing the cholesterol to rise. Secondly, there is ample research to support the ability of garlic to successfully break down the fatty deposits in your body cells resulting in much lesser fat. Garlic also reduces any fat-formed blood clots which can cause stroke or heart disease.
- Apples: Apples are really great for burning your fat and possess many other advantages as well. They contain pectin (a soluble fiber) which aids your digestive system and successfully lowers any bloating which is very common in today’s society. As apples have highest amount of pectin so an apple a day will not only keep the doctor away, but any excess weight as well.
As you make plans for doing more exercises, fasting or reaching for your next miracle pill to lose your weight, add some of the above mentioned foods which can burn your body fat. They not only taste great, but there also a rock solid research behind the immense health benefits of such foods.
References:
http://www.webmd.com (Keeping-It-Off Superfoods) (accessed 10 December, 2010)
http://www.medicinenet.com (Nine miracle foods which can help you lose weight) (accessed 10 December, 2010)
http://www.thehealthierlife.co.uk (Weight loss: The fatty acid that could help you lose weight and keep it off) (accessed 10 December, 2010)
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