Posts Tagged ‘Lose weight’

postheadericon Spicy and Pureed Vegetables: The key to eat more and lose weight?

Spicy and Pureed Vegetables: The key to eat more and lose weight?You know the advice: To lose weight, you eat less. But wait! Not always so. Perhaps the key is to eat more of certain foods: for example, pureed vegetables and the cayenne pepper. Just as you hear it: a little more spice and vegetables in your diet can mean a few pounds/kilos less.

For diets are effective and durable is important to change eating habits, which can be difficult. However, sometimes a matter of adding new flavors and open to new ideas that can fill your table colors and be equally palatable.

Some recent research suggests an alternative tasty, spicy and nutritious that lets you eat more and eat fewer calories. How? Adding to your diet pureed vegetables or some spices such as cayenne or called cayenne, cayenne or chili powder piquin or chili powder or ground (depending on the area in which you are). Read the rest of this entry »

postheadericon Eating in Front of A Mirror to Lose Weight

Is not diets work? Want to lose weight for real? The council this week to lose weight is to eat in front of a mirror, that simple. Whenever you enter something in the mouth look at you straight in the mirror. Several studies have shown ourselves how to eat a food could lead to lower consumption.

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (USA) found a direct relationship as in the reduction of repetitive stimuli. So we used the chocolate and cheese to show that imagination is enough to get used to these foods imaginary person. Participants had to imagine eating lots of food, like chocolate or cheese. The result is that the meal ended up boring, preferring a more healthy.

At the same time, scientists found that participants who had imagined eating lots of sweets or cheese actually consumed much less of these foods. They say that the food enters the eye but mental imagery can help having the feeling of already having eaten that food did not really eat later. Read the rest of this entry »

postheadericon Diet Rich in Fiber

Diet Fiber

Follow a diet rich in fiber can help you lose weight. Why? On the one hand because the plants that are preferred are fiber sources, or they are very interesting from a nutritional standpoint, they are low in calories but rich in vitamins and minerals.

On the other hand, because the fibers play an essential role in regulating appetite and weight. Fiber helps digestion. The food once digested, the fecal is accelerated. A diet high in fiber tends to increase stool weight and speed of transit.

The role of fiber on the appetite is also further proof: in the stomach, the fibers increase in size, resulting in a feeling of satiety. They also slow the passage of sugar in the blood, which limits the risk of food cravings, and by extension, unintended weight gain.

Finally, the fibers tend to reduce the absorption of fats from foods: fiber and fat strong are mixed in the food bowl, which facilitates their elimination. Read the rest of this entry »

postheadericon Lose Weight

lose weightConsequences of overweight for health

  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Dyslipidemia (for example, high concentrations of total cholesterol or high triglycerides)
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Diseases of the gallbladder
  • Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
  • Some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon).

Although one of the national health objectives for the coming years is to reduce obesity, current data indicate that the situation is getting worse rather than better. Then we will provide a variety of information designed to help people understand this serious health problem and efforts being made to address it.

Read the rest of this entry »