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What Foods Are Best For Healthy Weight Loss?

Topic: Dieting and Weight LossPublished March 11, 2013

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Overview:rnMany heavy weight people starve their body to achieve weight loss. This should be avoided as some researchers believe that constant dieting can have adverse effects on our health. When we are on diet, our bodies start to store the food we eat and stores more fat. So frequent diet change will lead to change in metabolism and you regain the weight again. Therefore you need to stick with your diet for a long time to achieve the desired result. Some facts to lose weight:rnYou can eat food that helps in burning the fat, which possesses fat melting property and rich in nutrients thereby suppress your appetite. You should make a diet plan including food consumption with no fewer than 1200 calories per day. Best food aids in healthy weight loss:rnListed below is the best food that supports a healthy weight loss. •Rice contributes in entire weight loss plan as it can be gradually mixed with fruits and vegetables. A cup of cooked rice contains about 178 calories and eats whole rice instead of white rice. •Broccoli America's favorite vegetable, has merely 44 calories. It delivers nutritional payload; contains lots of fiber, has no fats, cancer fighting chemical called indoles, carotene, Vitamin C and calcium. When buying broccoli, tiny florets should be rich green and stems should be firm. •Cabbage has only 33 calories when it is cooked and does not affect its nutritional value even when cooked for long. It is also healthy food as people who eat it are less prone to have colon cancer. •Carrots promotes health by reducing fat, a medium sized one has about 55 calories. It has beta-carotene which is powerful cancer- preventing nutrient. You can chop and add them with pasta, rice, soups, spaghetti sauce etc. they impart natural sweetness without adding sugar. •Corn is a grain, not a vegetable and it is nutritional. A cup of cooked kernel contains 178 calories; it has iron, zinc and potassium and also delivers a high quality of protein, also. Eating this will improve the immunity and prevents chances of high blood cholesterol and cardiovascular heart diseases. •You can control the calorie intake by eating salad which contains higher levels of vitamins C and E, folic acid and carotenoids which helps in fighting diseases. • Beans help in suppressing the appetite and also keep blood sugar on even level. High fiber beans have an added advantage as it helps in lowering the cholesterol. •The caffeine does not help in slimming instead anti-oxidant called catechins speeds up the metabolism and fat burning. By drinking a bottle of oolong tea mixed with Green Tea catechins aids in weight loss and has significant drop in their body mass index. •Drinking half a Grapefruit juice before meal helps to reduce the insulin level. This forces the body to convert the calories into energy rather than Flab. An average sized grapefruit has 74 calories and it is high in vitamin C and potassium. It does not contain fat or sodium, and rich in natural galacturonic acid, which adds to its potency as a fat and cholesterol fighter. •Berries are the perfect weight-loss food as it contains natural fructose sugar which helps satisfy your craving for sweet while you absorb only few calories. Blackberries have 74 calories per cup, blueberries 81, raspberries 60 and strawberries 45. Conclusion:rnAdding high content of insoluble fiber in fruits, vegetables and whole grains reduces the absorption of calories from foods and promote weight loss without hampering nutrition.

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