Will goji berries help me lose weight? Is coffee to blame for the development of cellulite? Is it good to eat porridge and drink kefir if you are striving for a balanced diet? Every year there are more and more new facts about nutrition - which dishes are healthy and which foods are harmful. Those who seek to maintain a slim figure and lead a healthy lifestyle always have new questions for nutritionists. Some of them are answered in the material from estet-portal.com.
FACT 1. Frequent consumption of milk leads to aging of the body.
How really? The aging process largely depends on our genotype, lifestyle, bad habits and the amount of stress. There is an opinion that milk provokes the development of cancer and atherosclerosis. However, not a single scientist provided serious evidence of this.
Another thing is that each of us may have an individual food intolerance to milk and its derivatives. In some, it is manifested by an allergy to the proteins contained in milk (casein and beta-lactoglobulin), in others - by lactase deficiency, which leads to poor absorption of milk sugar and digestive disorders. In such cases, it is really better to exclude milk from the diet.
FACT 2. Goji berries are effective in weight loss.
How really? There are no fat-burning or metabolic-accelerating substances in berries. In traditional Asian medicine, goji is used as a general tonic because of its vitamin and antioxidant content. However, in 100 g of dried fruits there are fewer substances useful to our body than in garden berries, apples or rose hips. But the cost of goji is an order of magnitude higher. However, if you make it a rule to replace the traditional snack in the form of a sandwich with sweet tea with decoction or juice from goji berries, then weight loss will definitely occur.
FACT 3. The only oil you can fry food in without fear of releasing carcinogens and other harmful substances is coconut oil.
How really? All vegetable oils contain saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. The latter, when heated, change their structure and turn into trans fats, which have carcinogenic properties. Saturated fats undergo much less change when heated. It turns out that oils are suitable for frying, in which saturated fats predominate, that is, of animal origin - butter, coconut and palm kernel.
Meanwhile, saturated fat increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. However, different saturated fats have different effects. Short - lauric, myristic and capric fatty acids are more easily absorbed by the body and are not as dangerous as long ones - palmitic, stearic and arachidonic. In butter, stearic and palmitic acids predominate, in coconut and palm kernel - just lauric and myristic. Conclusion: Coconut oil is really optimal for frying.
Unrefined oil has more health benefits, but it spoils faster and is not suitable for frying. Refined, on the contrary, is stored longer and releases less carcinogens when heated.
FACT 4. Coffee is a provocateur of cellulite.
How really? Coffee is a metabolic booster. It speeds up the metabolism, causes an increase in muscle tone, has a diuretic and laxative effect, increases the pulse and pressure. Coffee as a liquid reaches the peripheral tissues, where there are many fat cells. Do you not drink enough water and eat almost no water-rich vegetables and fruits (cucumber, lettuce, apple), but you drink too much coffee (drink more than four cups a day)? Dehydration of cells, and in the future - fluid retention in tissues and edema are provided. If, in addition, you move little, eat monotonously and unbalanced, smoke, then cellulite will develop faster. Coffee itself does not provoke the appearance of cellulite.
FACT 5. Cereal for breakfast causes overeating of high-carbohydrate foods during the day.
How really? Many patients of nutritionists complain of an increased feeling of hunger and a desire to eat flour during the day when eating porridge in the morning, especially oatmeal. There are several reasons:
• you cook instant porridge - simple carbohydrates in their composition dramatically raise insulin levels in the blood and awaken appetite.
• you cook porridge with water. It contains no digestible protein at all. The body feels a shortage of “building material” and signals a feeling of hunger.
• You rarely eat cereals. Proper porridge (long-cooked) is difficult to digest and assimilate, it guarantees a slow and long-term supply of energy, and you are used to getting a large portion of readily available energy with breakfast. Hence the desire to fill the need for it. By the way,
How really? The spice really has a positive effect on blood sugar levels in diabetes. But there is no scientific evidence on this topic. Sweet and starchy foods in any case will provoke the release of insulin and an increase in blood glucose, no matter how much cinnamon they contain. While the aroma of the spice is soothing, there is a chance that you will eat less.
FACT 7. Banana diets make you gain weight, not lose weight.
How really? Compared to other fruits, bananas are high in calories. In 100 g - about 90 kcal. Plus, the banana diet does not belong to a balanced diet and is contraindicated for high-quality and safe weight loss. Even after losing a couple of kilograms, after you gain them again and still get problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
FACT 8. After drinking a glass of yogurt before going to bed, indigestion is provided in the morning.
How really? Fresh one-two-day kefir at night instead of a late dinner is simply necessary to drink. Fresh and high-quality fermented milk products are a source of the most important probiotics for the body - lactic acid bacteria. Their regular use forms a healthy intestinal microflora and improves digestion.
FACT 9. Functional eating will soon replace regular food.
How really? The idea seems tempting. You can choose an almost perfect balance of calories, the ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, increase the amount of trace elements and vitamins in the menu. Plus, there is no question of cooking. So it's theoretically possible. In practice, food is an important aspect of social life, a source of pleasure. And it is unlikely to be replaced by the “right” bars, powders and cocktails.
FACT 10. For weight loss, it is enough to exclude gluten from the diet, as Hollywood stars do.
How really? Recently, nutritionists have noted an increase in the number of obese people suffering from celiac disease - intolerance to gluten (cereal protein). So it makes sense for them to follow a gluten-free diet. Everything else is useless. The ideal option is a balanced diet.
According to www.kiz.ru
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