Nature's Weight Loss Superfoods

By Valentine Simmelink


If you are wondering what superfoods are, you're about to find out what they are. Typically plant foods, superfoods are loaded with plant nutrients referred to as phytonutrients. What's more, superfoods contain other vitamins and nutrients, as well as special fibers known as prebiotics. These plant foods are super because they are to good for you. It's also worth mentioning that studies have identified properties in superfoods that can help in preventing and treating diseases. Besides that, superfoods can help in weight loss.

Apples are regarded as superfoods and they're great for weight loss. Not only that, apples are high in soluble fiber, which means your arteries will remain clear. There have been many studies whose results showed that apples have weight loss benefits. The studies attributed this to the malic acid found in apples. It's been found that fatty cells are broken down by this type of acid. Make sure you eat two more apples daily for maximum results. Combine that habit with a diet that is reasonable and low in fat and you can lose weight faster with the approach.

In one study, a control group was given non-fat yogurt. Compared to the other group, the non-fat yogurt group lost nearly 25% more weight. What's great is that after three months of consuming non-fat yogurt, the yogurt eaters lost about 60% more fat while still retaining muscle mass. The main reason for this, researchers said, is the high bio-assimilable level of calcium that's in yogurt. You can also find yogurt that is labeled as being probiotic. This means probiotic bacteria, the good guys, have been added to the yogurt.

How is your diet? Do you exercise regularly? If your diet is poor and you don't work out daily, all the excess waste will start accumulating in your large intestines. If you don't think this is a serious issue, consider this: during Elvis Presley's autopsy, about 45 pounds of accumulated waste was found in his intestines. Fiber is very important then, and one superfood that's high in fiber is kiwi. In addition to that, this fruit is a packed with nutrients and more than just about any other fruit. Prebiotic factors are also present in kiwi in high concentrations. Prebiotics are the substances you cannot digest, but the beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract does eat them. Regularly eating kiwi will keep your bowel movement regular as well as prevent waste from accumulating in the intestines.

So for taste, most people add butter and salt to their potatoes. Sweet potatoes are sweet and you really don't need to put anything on them. Before you add anything to a baked sweet potato, just try eating it all by itself with nothing on it. 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. All these things help make sweet potatoes wonderful for promoting a healthy heart.

In reality, many people have been consuming superfoods for most of their lives and they just didn't know about the nutrients in the foods. It's a different story altogether when it concerns eating these superfoods for weight loss reasons. If you want to lose weight, you'll want your regular diet to consist of superfoods that can help promote weight loss. That's a more intelligent approach than buying something in a bottle that is temporary and may have side effects.




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