Weight Loss Diets with Negative Calorie Foods

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Negative calorie foods are said to use more calories to digest
than the calorie content of the foods themselves, resulting in a
negative calorie balance. It is therefore natural to consider a
diet containing these foods for weight loss.

A diet is a combination of a balanced selection of foods
designed for medical or nutritional reasons. A good diet should
include all major food groups. The weight loss diets (with or
without negative calorie foods) are made to reduce body fat and
weight. Some of the popular weight loss diets are : Atkin’s
diet, cabbage soup diet, grapefruit diet, Hollywood diet,
negative calorie foods diet, Pritikin diet,the South beach diet
and the zone diet.

Most of the weight loss diets promote to eat a particular food
group and restrict other food groups. Such diets may show
temporary results. If you follow these restricted diets for a
long time, you may develop some health problems at later stage
as these diets do not contain all the necessary nutrients needed
for your body.

The secret to losing weight is to eat and drink the right kind
of foods until you are satisfied. Skipping of meals is not the
answer for weight loss, it can rather deteriorate your health. A
healthy weight loss diet plan should include vegetables, fruits,
grains, lentils and beans in your diet. Following is a sample
daily diet plan that is good for keeping healthy weight and good
health, irrespective of whether you follow a diet plan with
negative calorie foods or not.

- Skim milk and skim yogurt . – Salads or boiled vegetables or
vegetable soup as starter. – Whole-wheat bread/tortila, whole
grain cereal and rice. – Whole grains like kidney beans, chick
peas and lentils. – Lightly cooked green vegetables. – Any
dessert with minimum sugar. – Lean variety of meat (it is better
to avoid). – The dinner should be light. If you had bread for
lunch then have rice for dinner.

Include as much negative calorie foods as possible in the above
diet plan. If you are meat eater, choose from a lean variety and
restrict to one serving in a day.

A diet with negative calorie foods as main ingredients can
include foods that are loaded with carbohydrates, proteins,
vitamins, minerals and dietary fibers necessary for keeping you
fit. The diet with negative calorie foods can be tailored for
fast or gradual weight loss. The fast weight loss diet that can
lower the weight up to two pounds per day, is not recommended
for long term.The gradual weight loss diet can reduce one pound
in a week and can be followed until desired weight is achieved.
The diet can be made according to ones needs. The negative calorie
foods will not give you much benefit if you are eating foods
loaded with fats and sugars. If you eat a serving of potato
fries, don’t think that you can reduce the calories gained from
fries by simply eating some negative calorie celery.

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