Negative Calorie Effect in Foods

Negative Calorie Effect in Foods Copyright 2004 by
www.FatFreeKitchen.com Whatever food we eat, our body has to
work hard to digest it and absorb. Some foods need more energy
than the others in the process of digestion. It is likely that
there may be certain foods that require more calories to digest
than the caloric content of the foods themselves. In fact there
are certain foods in nature which possess this property. Such
foods may be termed as negative calorie foods because these
foods take these extra calories from the body fat. Similarly
there may be foods that require the same amount of calories as
the calorie content of these foods. Such foods are effectively
of zero calorie.

The secret of negative calorie effect lies in the fact that
these foods use more calories to digest then actual calories.
The overall effect of these negative calorie foods in our body
is that of using calories from body. These foods are mostly
natural plant foods like vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils and
legumes.

If you eat a food high in fat, your body will expand almost no
calorie and the fat very easily goes to your waistline. On the
other hand, the more you eat these negative calorie foods, the
more you have a feeling of fullness, thereby leaving a little
chance of eating other fatty and oily foods. The other important
thing about these negative calorie foods is that these can form
part of a perfectly balanced diet.

There are a large number of foods that combine low calories,
delicious taste, and excellent negative calorie properties.
Include these foods in your daily meals. You will get maximum
benefit if you eat them in raw natural form, with little butter
or oil. The most important thing about these ne
gative calorie foods is that you will never feel hungry if
you are on a diet with negative calorie foods.

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