When we talk of Belly
Fat, ladies easily come to mind and in our country today, obesity seems to be
the order of the day. With the trend of rigorous exercise for weight loss, it
is possible for one to naturally loose belly fat through proper dieting and
minimal exercise.
Study has shown that poor eating habit or dieting contributes
to a large extent to obesity and belly fat. Then to avoid this, it is pertinent
for one to eat foods that can burn belly fat and not those ones that stores
excess fat.
Some people resort to starvation in order to lose weight or belly
fat but it will interest you to know that starvation slows down metabolism.
First of all let us look at the things that can cause belly fat:1. Poor dieting
2. Lack of Sleep – can affect your cortisol level causing sensitivity of Insulin (a hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism); cause more cravings for sugar and other fat building foods.
3. High intake of sugar
4. Fast exhalation
5. Stress
6. The buildup of toxin in the body
1. By eating rich probiotic and organic foods (food that are grown in a natural way without addition of any chemical or synthetic fertilizers)
2. Curtail intake of processed or can food
3. Avoid Energy and Carbonated drinks.
4. Avoid refined sugar.
5. Drink before and after eating not in the process.
6. Take a cup of lukewarm water mixed with lemon drops daily.
7. Take a little quantity of food at a time.
8. Eat fruits before meals not after meals.
9. Eat more of green vegetables because they contain enzymes that aids digestion.
10. If possible avoid or reduce intake of alcohol.
11. Lower your carbohydrate intakes rather eat more of protein because in processing protein, the body burns more energy than in processing carbohydrate.
12. Eat healthy fats like fish oil not trans-fatty fat like margarine.
13. Take more of Vitamin C because it turns fat into fuel
One may ask what type
of food we are talking about taking into cognizance that Nigerian food is
mainly made up of carbohydrate. The foods include:
1. Green Tea has fat burning qualities that bring about big losses in calories. It contains an anti-oxidant that hunts free major plaque from the body.
2. Hot Pepper brings about thermogenesis which is the process of releasing calories into heat (sweat).
3. Oatmeal contains a lot of fiber and it boosts immune system thereby checking your blood sugar from dropping.
4. Nuts do not contain much calories and it makes one full.
5. Water Lemon reduces plaque that builds up in the arteries; changes the effect of blood lipids and prevents build up of belly fat.
6. Fish contains omega 3 fish oil that increases the anti-stress chemical in your body thereby reducing belly fat.
7. Lean Meat like Turkey and chicken are also good because they contain Omega 3 oil, protein, digest easily and also helps in the creation of red blood cell.6. Fish contains omega 3 fish oil that increases the anti-stress chemical in your body thereby reducing belly fat.
8. Fresh Vegetable Salad (cucumber, cabbage, carrot, avocado green beans, spring onion leaves, green peppers, boiled mushrooms, Spinach/lettuce without salad cream or mayonnaise) – is very essential for loosing belly fat because they digest easily.
9. Skim milk does not allow buildup of fat and it contains calcium and also burns unwanted calories in the body.
10. Olive oil has high proportion of mono-saturated fat (which digests easily and increases metabolism); rich in anti-oxidants and also checkmate the cholesterol level thereby reducing craving for more food.
11. Water cleanses digestive system and also helps in burning body fat.
12. Pears otherwise known as Avocados have anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties; amino acid Lecithin that aids memory and balance weight, cholesterol level and also prevent heart attack.
13. Banana has low calories, and contains, potassium, calcium, magnesium Vitamin A, B6, C, E and a fiber known as pectin that hampers colon cancer.
14. Orange is rich in Vitamin C
15. Eggs and Cheese are also good for burning belly fat.
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