HealthSpectra Magazine September 2019

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study and they were to take glucomannan and placebo. Comparing the two it was proved that the ones who ate glucomannan were able to lose more weight after making an observation on this for about 5 weeks.

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Avoid Sugar Foods

The white substance sugar is indirectly one form of poison in your body. Having said, you must avoid foods that have fructose because it would not just add on to your body’s weight but cause several other diseases such as diabetes and other heart diseases. You will notice the change in your body, as you would feel lighter if you focus on eliminating the sugar factor from most of your meals.

What’s the study all about? There was a study conducted from the year 1991 to 1999 among women on the consumption of sweetened drinks. The ones who consumed sweetened drinks did not have a problem with their weight. However, there were a few of them who had fruit punch and it was observed that they put on more weight.

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Focus On Eating Low Carb Foods

If you want to lose out on calories you must focus on eating foods that have low carbs instead of eating foods that have low fats. There is a difference when you eat low carb food the rate at which you would lose weight is even quicker. It can be slightly tedious to focus on eating specifically low carb foods. However, it is worth the effort if your goal is to lose weight.

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The New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 researched how would a low-carb diet help in weight loss. 63 people participated in this study and this continued for a year. There were a few people who had a high-carb diet and a few had a low-carb diet. Finally, the group that had a low-carb diet seemed to lose half of their body weight.

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Spicy Food Works Wonders

It is studied that eating spicy food would help in cutting down your appetite and it would improve your metabolic rate. Wondering about what would be the best spices to eat? Simply eat loads of chilli peppers, that should work for you.

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Replace Chips To Vege� tables And Fruits

Whenever you are hungry and you want to quickly grab on something to fill your hunger you should pick on a fruit or vegetable although this can be a difficult choice. In a way, it helps you feel full for a while and it does not have too many calories. It might not be easy to start practicing this immediately. However, you can make an attempt to binge on healthy food for your health’s sake.

Having looked at several studies and researches done on how certain foods and practices can help in losing weight, try these tips and see which tip has been the most useful to you. WWW.HEALTHSPECTRA.COM | SEPTEMBER 2019


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