There's a lot of things going on in the food we eat and how it ultimately affects your body and your health. Being overweight can potentially lead to a number of serious health problems. Here's some foods you should try to avoid when trying to lose weight and stay healthy.
Most people are aware that saturated fat and trans fatty acids can lead to potentially serious problems with your cardiovascular health or other health conditions. Heart disease, plaque build up, cancer, etc. Fast food restaurants tends to be high in preservatives, saturated fat and trans fatty acids. If you must eat there stick to the salads (low fat or no fat dressings) and broiled chicken.
You should also try and avoid refined and processed foods as they tend to help making weight loss more difficult and often times leads to weight gain and poor nutrition instead. Refined foods that has been pre-processed such as bleached flour and white rice adds empty calories because much of the nutrients and vitamins have been bleached out, as a result the body doesn't need to work this hard to digest it and you get less nutritionally. The fiber in unrefined foods help to move the excess food you eat out of the body before it turns to fat and help lose weight.
Also try and avoid sugary foods that have a high glycemic index. For example, certain types of refined carbohydrate (those with a high-GI value) is absorbed by the body to quickly and raises the blood sugar levels causing a "sugar spike". This sometimes causes your body to overreact which helps to produce excess insulin which removes the sugar from your bloodstream resulting in low blood sugar which can eventually result in health problems. Thus you get a "yo-yo effect" often resulting in mood and appetite swings.
By eating foods that are low in the glycemic index it results in a more consistent blood sugar levels. Low glycemic foods includes apples, plums, cherries, yogurt, skim milk, etc. High sugary foods should also be avoided. Fruit contains sugars so whenever possibly eat the entire fruit as it contains fiber that won't cause as much of a spike in your bloodsugar.
Some other foods to steer clear of to lose weight are hydrogenated oil, partially hydrogenated oil, vegetable shortening, high fructose corn syrup, corn oil, margarine, food preservatives.
A weight loss tip that you may want to keep in mind is eating regularly, eat smaller but more frequent meals and snacks. This produces a more consistent blood sugar level and you'll have less mood swings and be less likely to "binge".
Fat burning diet- a way for healthy lifestyle
Fat burning diet consists of those foods that actually burn more fat than calorie content of the food themselves. Such foods take longer to digest and require more energy to break them down. What also enhances the process is regular exercise as it increase the metabolism and burns more calories while performing exercises, but it also increases the burning of calories at a faster rate for several hours after the workout is completed. These kinds of foods are referred to as fat burners or fat fighters. They are rich in fiber, contain lot of water, protein and are low in the bad fats. The protein content of these foods raises the metabolism rate of the body, fiber provides high satiety value that makes the body feel fuller for a longer time while water suppresses appetite and eliminates toxins from your body. And combining this with exercise that not only burns calories more quickly, but also suppresses the appetite has been shown to be a powerful combination for fat loss
Some of the fat burners are fruits that are abundant with Vitamin C like lemon, oranges grapefruit. Vitamin C helps you to dilute the unnecessary fats stored in body. Green tea which is rich in antioxidants enhances the metabolic rate and helps to control the weight of the body. Oatmeal contains fiber that inhibits the appetite and is low in fats, and as an added health benefit it reduces the blood cholesterol level and keeps the heart healthy. Another excellent way to obtain dietary fiber is whole grain breads and cereals. Whole grains are slower to digest and the body uses more energy to process it. Milk a rich source of calcium act as a metabolic trigger which leads to the combustion of the deposited fats in the body.
Eggs are rich source of protein. However the yellow part of the egg should be removed as it is rich in carbohydrates. Soy contains chemicals which lend a hand in depositing fat also act on the deposited fat by breaking them down. Soybeans help to enhance the body's ability to avoid fats. Apples contain high percentage of soluble fiber called pectin, it's a kind of protein that can easily be burned off, and it's also rich in fiber which does all kinds of good things for the body while controlling the appetite. Tomatoes besides being a good defense for high blood pressure and cancers are also excellent when it comes to managing weight and losing unhealthy fat.
For a healthy lifestyle the fat burning diet should be included in the every day diet of the person. Breakfast can be of milk with egg white or oatmeal while lunch can be of whole grain breads with fruit salad and yogurt. The dinner must be light in quantity consisting of low fat meat with whole grain bread. But for best results these fat burning diet should be complemented with regular exercise to burn up the excess fat.
Some of the fat burners are fruits that are abundant with Vitamin C like lemon, oranges grapefruit. Vitamin C helps you to dilute the unnecessary fats stored in body. Green tea which is rich in antioxidants enhances the metabolic rate and helps to control the weight of the body. Oatmeal contains fiber that inhibits the appetite and is low in fats, and as an added health benefit it reduces the blood cholesterol level and keeps the heart healthy. Another excellent way to obtain dietary fiber is whole grain breads and cereals. Whole grains are slower to digest and the body uses more energy to process it. Milk a rich source of calcium act as a metabolic trigger which leads to the combustion of the deposited fats in the body.
Eggs are rich source of protein. However the yellow part of the egg should be removed as it is rich in carbohydrates. Soy contains chemicals which lend a hand in depositing fat also act on the deposited fat by breaking them down. Soybeans help to enhance the body's ability to avoid fats. Apples contain high percentage of soluble fiber called pectin, it's a kind of protein that can easily be burned off, and it's also rich in fiber which does all kinds of good things for the body while controlling the appetite. Tomatoes besides being a good defense for high blood pressure and cancers are also excellent when it comes to managing weight and losing unhealthy fat.
For a healthy lifestyle the fat burning diet should be included in the every day diet of the person. Breakfast can be of milk with egg white or oatmeal while lunch can be of whole grain breads with fruit salad and yogurt. The dinner must be light in quantity consisting of low fat meat with whole grain bread. But for best results these fat burning diet should be complemented with regular exercise to burn up the excess fat.
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