Chips, Food Ruin a Diet

Likes to snack potato chips? Should immediately stop the habit if you do not want more weight shot up. Based on the results of research from Harvard, potato chips, french fries, and almost all processed potato products are the foods 'contribution' greatest impact on weight gain.


For 20 years, scientists have conducted a study of more than 100,000 men and women. The study found that the respondents gained weight about 1.52 kg every 4 years. So, if added together, the average person gained weight up to 7.71 kg over 20 years.

The reason? After further investigation, it appeared that some certain foods can trigger weight gain significantly. The result, potato chips are the worst foods for weight loss programs, accounted for up to 0.77 kg. In the second place, still occupied by other processed foods are potato fries.

Dr. Dariush Mozzafarian, professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health explains, fries increased production of glucose and insulin in the blood. This causes the desire to eat increases and trigger the people want to eat larger portions at your next meal. So calories diasup any more than necessary.

In addition to potatoes, there are some foods that become 'actors' high weight gain. Drinks containing sugar accounted for about 0.45 kg (per 4 years), while alcohol 0.19 kg and 0.43 kg of meat around.

Our findings conclude, changes in lifestyle and diet are very large slightest effect on the body. Be it good or bad effects," said Dr. Dariush, as quoted by the Huffington Post.

Dr. Dariush suggested to reduce the consumption of refined foods, foods that have gone through various stages of processing. For example, frozen potatoes, white bread, processed meats, sweets, sodas, crackers / biscuits and breakfast cereals low in fiber.

Increase consumption of healthy foods like vegetables, fruits and nuts. According to the study, these foods can help weight loss programs. For example, one serving of vegetables can reduce weight as much as 0.1 kg. Adding whole grains in the daily diet, weight loss can be reduced by 0.17 kg and fruits almost 0.5 kg. Nuts and yogurt, helps in weight 0.8 kg respectively. If added together, in four years you could lose 2.37 kg. Yet coupled with exercise and diet are recommended.

Food mentioned above does have calories and fat, but in small amounts. In addition, high fiber, thus giving faster satiety and hunger for longer. Eat regularly, will help accelerate weight loss.

Diet Tips: Foods That Are Safe to Eat at Night

Hold hunger at night for fear of fat, is the wrong dietary habits. In fact, you can still eat dinner as late as anything but still able to maintain weight, even helping you burn fat. As quoted from Become gorgeous, here's four safe food you consume before bed.

1. Whole Wheat Cereal and Milk

   Whole grain cereals and milk can give your body enough nutrients during your sleep, without adding weight and make the body fat. Cereal supply of wheat fiber and carbohydrates to the body, while the milk provides calcium and protein needs. Only, choose cereals that contain no added sugar and skim milk or low-fat milk.
   

2. Tuna Fish

   Fish this one contains an amino acid that adds high-energy and increase good cholesterol in the body. A piece of broiled tuna, grilled tuna or a bowl of soup is enough to drive all night hunger without adding unnecessary calories donations.
   

3. Tofu with Wheat Bread
   

   You do not need to starve overnight just because you want to reduce excess weight. Eating healthy nutritious foods, such as the combination tofu and wheat bread. Matching two of these foods will keep the muscle mass remained stable and 'tame' a wild desire to eat you at night. Vegetable proteins contained in the tofu will also help burn fat with a simple way.
   

4. Oatmeal Porridge
   

   Carbohydrate they contain helps increase levels of tryptophan in the blood. Besides eating oatmeal is a good fiber for digestion. Mix oatmeal with skim milk or hot water, add some raisins or dried fruit to taste.

Turkish Food Good to Lose Weight

The Turks have always had a brilliant idea when talking about food. Supported by the country's climate which is warm and fresh food products and confectionery minimal preserved in cans to make the Turks are very fond of what they call the Mediterranean diet. With a simple content but have a pretty good function.


So why do people love Turkish food? Because they are capable of making sense of vision feel good before a stopover in your mouth. Consider just as Turkey prepares women friends with rice beans and covered with a dish briyani baklava. And most importantly, all food is made by using materials that really fresh. So it is suitable cooked and slightly modified to support the weight reduction process you are doing.

When you try to lose weight, the best thing you can do in Turkey is enjoying a healthy and fresh food. These include fruits vegetables, grains and healthy fats. Without having to be added to processed foods commonly eaten by people in Indonesia. In fact, the Turks tend to be able to eat more food but could still have a slim body.

Do not ever hesitate to try yogurt when you stop in Turkey. Because this drink is believed to be found by the Huns tribes, the ancestors of the Turks when they roam travel hundreds of miles to find a better place to live. Name yogurt itself is taken from an appeal of a man Huns, "Yogurtmak" which means shuffling.