Can These Foods Help You Lose Weight?

by Stephen Holt, Stemulite Fitness Pro


The Key Superfoods You Need For Fat Loss

The reason why you need to incorporate these superfoods into your diet is because they provide excellent nutrients that fuel your body for optimum efficiency as well as help reduce inflammation which allows you to recover better between workouts. All this means you make greater progress in your fat loss.

Make sure you incorporate as many of these foods as you can on a daily basis to stoke your metabolism fat burning furnace.

Fruit
These fruits are high in antioxidants, which help with disease prevention and contain flavonoids. Flavonoids help with eyesight and coordination. These dark colored fruits are also a good source of fiber and boost your immune system.

  • Raspberries
  • Blueberries
  • Blackberries
  • Guava (great source of lycopene)
  • Goji Berries
  • Dried Plums

Nuts
Great source of fiber, phytoestrogens, vitamin B6, niacin, magnesium, healthy monounsaturated fats, and protein. Nuts help to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and seem to help maintain healthy blood vessels.

  • Almonds
  • Walnuts
  • Cashews
  • Brazil Nuts
  • Hazelnuts

Legumes
(chickpeas, lima beans, lentils, dry beans) Black Beans, Red Beans
Beans are a great source of protein and fiber as well as low in calories. They help to stabilize blood sugars and provide isoflavones that help to prevent certain forms of cancers and heart disease.

Oils
Particularly Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It is a heart healthy fat that helps to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. It contains anti -oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It also helps to control cravings

Fish
Fish contains the potent Omega 3 fatty acid. It is potent in a very good way. It helps your body store less fat and helps your body convert fat to energy. It is a great anti-inflammatory as well as wonderful brain food. The ADA recommends that you consume 1.5-3gms of Omega 3 fats a day. One serving of the choices below will provide almost 4 gms of Omega 3 fats.

  • Salmon
  • Tuna
  • Mackerel

Vegetables
A variety of colors is the key here. For example carrots are a great source of beta carotene , which can reduce the risk of cancer, tomato contains lycopene another powerful anti-oxidant that reduces the risk of cancer.

Dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach contain carotenoids that improve your immune system and is full of vitamins and minerals. We also can’t forget about broccoli, cauliflower, kale and other cruciferous vegetables that contain cancer fighting properties.

  • Carrots
  • Tomato
  • Broccoli
  • Kale
  • Spinach
  • Cauliflower
  • Beets
  • Cabbage
  • Swiss Chard
  • Purslane

Green Tea
Not only is non-caffeinated fluid good for you, but research has shown that green tea may be one of the best disease fighting fluids you can consume. It is very high in antioxidants and scientists have shown that is has reduced cancer in individuals by as much 60%. It actually inhibits the growth of cancer cells. Research has also shown that it reduces over cholesterol levels as well as increasing the ratio of HDL (good) cholesterol to LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Here are just some of the ailments that drinking green tea helps:

  • cancer
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • high cholesterol levels
  • cardiovascular disease
  • infection
  • impaired immune function

There is also some research that drinking green tea shows benefits to those wanting to lose weight. Researchers showed that those that consumed caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those that consumed caffeine or a placebo.

More studies are being conducted to determine if this is valid evidence, but so far it looks encouraging.

If you can eat as many of these superfoods as you can on a daily basis you will be running at peak efficiency and burning maximum calories to stoke the fat burning furnace called your metabolism.

Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS

http://www.carbsrotationdiet.com

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Scott Gray January 6, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Great article on talking about the different types of foods you can eat to maximize your energy levels and to help with fat loss. Knowing what to eat is half the battle I face in maintaining my health and weight.

miguel January 7, 2009 at 7:50 am

Sounds good hope this really helps me with my karat, I run on empty I have lost alot of fitness lately! I’m not going to lie my diet is not good, just want to know can i blend all those superfoods togther inculding the fruit? could you let me know please

Stephen Holt, Stemulite Fitness Pro January 7, 2009 at 2:37 pm

Thanks, Scott. I’m glad it was helpful. Take a look at Jayson’s program. He’s great at making dietary changes palatable in every sense of the word. - Stephen

Stephen Holt, Stemulite Fitness Pro January 7, 2009 at 2:42 pm

Blend ALL of them together? Yuk!

Seriously, I blend a lot of the fruits with a little frozen spinach and some protein powder after workouts.

And most of the other ingredients go well in salads. - Stephen

Canan January 8, 2009 at 11:36 pm

what are the types of foods that will help me lose weight?

Which foods should I avoid?

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