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Foods to lose weight
Fruit is one of
the most healthy and natural foods in existence. There are thousands
of different types of fruit available to eat, all of which provide
us with strong health benefits. Fruit contains a large number of
naturally occurring vitamins, minerals and plant phytochemicals that
help benefit health. It has also been shown that eating the whole
fruit or juice is best to gain the benefits rather than taking
supplements to provide each nutrient separately.
It has been recommended that we should
be eating at least 5 pieces of fruit every day in order to gain the
full health benefits of eating fruit.
Fruit can also benefit many people
wanting to lose weight. Energy consumption is thought to be mainly
influenced by the palatability, fiber content, density of energy and
the variety of foods. Eating fruit has the benefit of affecting some
these factors. Fruit is also low in sodium so they help
reduce the chance of gaining water weight.
Providing you are eating about
one-third of the diet as fruits & vegetables, you should notice
rapid weight loss because the ample fruit
consumption helps fill the stomach faster encouraging less high
calorie foods to be consumed. The total calorie consumption will
automatically reduce even if we are eating plenty of fruit and
vegetables. There is such a variety of fruits available that many
can be freely eaten without consuming too many calories thereby
controlling weight more effectively.
Potential health benefits of eating
fruit...
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potential for weight control
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more energy for exercising
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reduced risk of cardiovascular
diseases
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reduced risk of developing cancers
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lower blood pressure
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potential to lower cholesterol
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reduced change of developing type 2
diabetes
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potential to slow down age process
Gaining the benefits by eating more
fruit
It can be quite easy to slip 5 pieces
of fruit into the diet. Here are some tips..
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Add dried fruit to breakfast cereal
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Prepare fruit salads to last few
days
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Eat apple before leaving for work
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Eat small piece 30 minutes before /
after workout
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Drink more freshly made fruit
juices
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Find recipes that contain fruit
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Always have a bowl of fruit near
your television.
Eating
vegetables
regularly can have many health benefits. They are one of the most
natural foods and contain different vitamins, minerals and thousands
of other plant chemicals known to provide health benefits. Along
with all the many disease-reducing benefits (listed below), eating
vegetables can also help control weight.
Vegetables are low in fat and calories,
a good source of dietary fiber and provide us with extra energy. All
these features help control
weight
effectively. Being low in calories enables us to eat lots of
vegetables without consuming excess energy, the high fiber content
also helps fill the stomach faster limiting the total amount of food
consumed. The presence of many vitamins and other chemicals in
vegetables supply the body with nutrients necessary to boost energy
production within the muscle cells. This give us a natural feeling
of vitality and the energy to become more active helping to burn
more energy each day.
Vegetables are also
low in sodium so they help reduce water gains. Sodium is
present in virtually all processed foods, it causes the body to hold
water within the interstitial areas of the body. It has been
estimated that many average people may be holding up to 5 pounds of
additional water caused from a high intake of sodium. Any
reduction in sodium intake will help lose water weight and if we
eat more vegetables our sodium intake naturally lowers.
Great reasons for
eating vegetables to benefit with losing weight
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Low in fat
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Low in calories
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Less water
retention - low in sodium
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Fill stomach
quickly - high in fiber
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Increased
vitality due to high nutrient content
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