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Weight Loss and Superfoods

By Ngoc Nabers


If you're not familiar with superfoods, then that's great because you're about to find out. Typically plant foods, superfoods are loaded with plant nutrients referred to as phytonutrients. In addition, superfoods have a host of other minerals, vitamins, prebiotics, and other healthy stuff. They've got super in their name because of all the healthy and good stuff they contain.

You need to be careful about what you read and believe with nuts, and there are many different kinds. The most often cited fact about nuts is they're high in fats, not good for you because of it, and you should avoid them if you want to lose weight. Fact: some nuts do contain fats that are undesirable. Here's another fact: not all nuts have undesirable fats in them. You'll find good fats, fiber, and other nutrients in the healthy variety of nuts. When you add nuts to your weight loss diet, make sure you do so in sensible amounts. A good amount to eat is roughly one ounce per day. Nuts will fill you up and are a healthy snack.

One particular study discovered non-fat yogurt consumption in the control group lost almost 25% more weight than the other group. Beyond the three months during the test, the yogurt eaters went on to lose approximately 60% more fat while being able to retain muscle mass. According to the researchers, the primary reason for this is the high bio-assimilable levels of calcium in yogurt. There are yogurts that are probiotic as well. If you see yogurts labeled probiotic, it means good bacteria were added.

Quinoa is particularly popular among those looking for nutritious, whole grains. While most stores still don't carry it, it's widely available. Quinoa is a whole grain product from long ago, dating backing at least several hundred years. Rich in protein, fiber, iron, vitamin E and other important minerals - this whole grain is real food. Quinoa has a rich history of providing essential nutrients to populations. There were no fad diets centuries ago and people didn't have to be concerned about weight loss. The selenium and vitamin E plus prebiotic factors in the fiber are all weight reducing and controlling support.

Sweet potato is another superfood that can help with weight loss. There are many reasons sweet potatoes are better to eat than regular potatoes. Baked regular potatoes usually have no taste in them.This is the main reason people love smothering white baked potatoes with butter and salt. Sweet potatoes are sweet and you really don't need to put anything on them. Try to eat baked sweet potatoes by themselves and you'll see that you don't have to put any butter or salt. Another thing about sweet potatoes is that they've got lots of minerals and vitamins. They're especially high in vitamin A. Sweet potatoes are also a rich source of potassium. Basically, sweet potatoes help promote a healthy heart and overall cardio system.

The Paleo diet is one diet that you can follow because it will let you eat various superfoods to lose weight. Sure, you can follow other diets, but because of its main premise, the Paleo diet appears to be the best fit if you want to lose weight with the help of superfoods. You could imagine our early ancestors eating natural foods with most of these foods being plants. You can take the same approach with plant superfoods and lose all the weight you want.




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