Freeing Yourself from the shackles Food Sweet

The sweet taste is nice, but we should consume less sugar. A new study finds possible for us to reduce the consumption of sugary foods and drinks.

Little discussed factor that makes the diet becomes difficult is the issue of tolerance. Our bodies are used to getting a certain amount of fat, sugar and salt. The more we eat, the more awakened tolerance.

It made we need more fat, sugar and salt to get the "feel" desirable.

A study proves, it is possible to restore the trend and calming the desire to eat sweet round. Other studies find possible for us to retrain the tongue that wants less salt and same amount of food that is acceptable to feel again quite salty.

Currently a small study published in the journal published by the US Clinical Nutrition found that the same training can reduce a person's taste will be sweet food and beverage department.

The study recruited 29 people who regularly drink at least two sugary drinks a day. The volunteers were asked to rate the sweetness several puddings and drinks.

Then half of the volunteers reduce the sugar to 40 percent (they can do that by eating or drinking anything that is desired) and allow half of the other volunteers continue regular diet.

After three months, volunteers funded research Monell Chemical Senses Center and PepsiCo back to eating whatever you want during the month.

Scientists monitor any changes in their sugar intake by asking them to rate the pudding and drinks are slightly sweetened.

They are lowering the amount of sugar intake during the study consistently reported pudding and drinks with less sugar taste sweeter than the group that did not reduce the consumption of sugar.

It shows a sense or tolerance to sugar has been changed after reducing it. The effect was stronger in the pudding over drinks. This is related to differences in the way of solid and liquid foods processed by our bodies.

The effect will not be lost when they return to eating whatever they want. The group that has been reducing the amount of sugar in sugar consumption back to eating as much as they began the study.

During the study also found, they are reducing sugars do not report changes in the pleasure of eating pudding or sweet drinks. Pleasure and "reward" is one factor which according to some experts have anything to do with the selection of food.

This discovery proves sugar addiction to be overcome. This study still needs more research to prove our tolerance or "taste" of food can be adjusted.

Choose one type food Trigger Obesity

Reduce calorie intake does not always succeed in making us lose weight. According to an expert, the more effective is to choose the right foods.

According to David Ludwig, obesity expert and professor of nutrition TH Chan of Harvard School of Public Health, weight gain begins when a person chooses the wrong foods.

The wrong kind of food that would disrupt hormones and cause the craving cycle (always hungry and want a snack).

In his latest book "Always Hungry?", He argued that the primary cause of the obesity epidemic is not the excess calories, but high glikemiks excess food such as sugar, processed carbohydrates and grains Polished, white.

"A diet low in fat and high in carbohydrates will increase the level of insulin and reprogrammed cells store excess fat calories. Insulin is a fertilizer for fat cells," said Ludwig.

The most effective way to reduce insulin levels is to reduce the intake of processed carbohydrates and protein and fat balance.

Ludwig said the high-fat diet is the fastest way to change metabolism. "If insulin levels are low, then the fat cells become quiet and we are freed from the cycle of hunger, want snacking and overeating," he said.

He also introduced a weight loss program that has three phases. The first phase is to avoid processed carbohydrates, added sugar and grain products for two weeks.

"Carbohydrates are eaten must be in the form of vegetables instead of starch, fruit, and nuts. After two weeks, we start again to consume whole grains, potatoes, except white potatoes, and a little extra sugar. Do this until the weight down," he said.

Weight loss can be achieved in a few weeks or months in people whose weight is very excessive.

Diet program also does not prohibit the intake of saturated fat. According to him when we reduce the processed carbohydrates and insulin levels go down, then the saturated fat we eat more quickly burned.

"Stop thinking about whether saturated fat is good or bad. This diet program is based on whole natural foods, including saturated fat. But it must be balanced between saturated and unsaturated fats like nuts, avocados, olive oil," he said.

Not Want Stomach Fat? Reduce the Sweet Drinks

Consuming sugary drinks every day, for example in the packaging juice, coffee mixed with cream, or soft drink is one cause of belly fat.

Visceral fat that accumulates in the abdominal cavity and surrounds the internal organs such as the liver and pancreas are fats that are very dangerous because it can affect the function of hormones, such as insulin.

Disruption of insulin action and insulin resistance is a cause of diabetes mellitus and increase the risk of heart disease.

In a study of 1000 adults who participated in the Framingham Heart Study, the US, known as the time of each respondent will increase visceral fat, but those who daily drank sweet drinks increase is highest.

Sugary drinks such as soda or juice packs added sucrose or high fructose corn syrup. Even so diet soda is not associated with an increase in visceral fat.

American Heart Association recommends limiting added sugar intake to no more than 100 calories per day for women and 150 calories for men.

Already Diet Healthy but Still Fat? This may trigger

Indeed difficult weight down can be caused by many things, but if body weight remained obese even though we have diet, hormonal disorders could be the trigger.

In fact, obesity or difficulty loosing weight, including the main symptoms of hypothyroid disease.

Hypothyroidism is the condition of the body's thyroid hormone deficiency. To find out if we have this condition needs to be done blood tests.

Because the main function of this hormone is to run the metabolism of the body, then the deficient thyroid metabolism becomes slower.

People who have hipotirod will slow down metabolism and decrease in basal metabolic rate.

"This will cause a change in the way the body expends energy. If the metabolic rate is low, then the person will gain weight despite diet nothing has changed," said Dr. Reshmi Srinath, assistant professor of endocrinology.

Weight gain that could be triggered by excess fat or body fluid retention.

"Although we have become diligent diet and exercise, obesity because thyroid disorders are difficult to overcome because overweight mostly from excess salt and water than fat," he said.

Hypothyroidism is quite easy to overcome. The most effective treatment is thyroid hormone pills once a day.

Body Detoxification Myth

Feeling easily tired body and mind to slow down after a long vacation or a weekend? Many people are now choosing to do a detox diet to restore vigor and stamina. Moreover, if during your vacation spoiled by all kinds of foods and beverages high in calories.

However, according to observers of nutrients Lara Metz, MS, RD, CDN, diet and nutrition agency owner Lara Metz Nutrition in New York, people often do a detox diet with less precise way, so the results were found to be less than the maximum. The following myths about detox dieters often do the detox.


Myth 1: Your body needs outside help to detoxify.

Toxins are substances found in food, the environment, air, and water that contributes to the disease. Many people assume that toxin that enters the body can only be removed by the intake of certain foods or beverages.

"In fact, the reality of the body cans remove toxins themselves. For example, a small-sized kidney capable of eliminating toxins and wastes from the body as urine. Your liver also doing the same thing, captures toxins in the bloodstream and remove the feces, "said Metz.

All you need to do to make these organs work well is the consumption of nutritious food, active, and most importantly, is getting enough sleep. For the best detox diet plan did not give a significant effect, when you lack sleep.


Myth 2: If you want to succeed, you should only eat vegetables and fruit.

Carbohydrate, protein, and fat are the three nutrients perfect for maintaining your body's health. "They play a vital role includes helping the absorption of vitamins and minerals, gives energy, and help brain function," said Metz.

Carbohydrates offer energy for physical and mental strength, protein keeps you feel full and is an important element in the formation of muscle, and fat also has the antioxidant for skin freshness.

"When you eliminate one essential nutrient that the detox diet program, you can find the body's metabolism slows due to a drastic reduction in calories, dry skin, decreased energy, and irritability," said Metz.

In short, the three macronutrient can be part of a healthy detox diet. All you need to do is select the source of carbohydrate, protein, and fat is best.


Myth 3: Drinking fruit and vegetable juices become key to successful detox

Eating more vegetables and fruits can make the process of detoxification in the body run more perfect.

According to Metz, a lot of people who eat vegetables or fruit juice in the wrong way, the juice filter and eliminate fiber. In other words, your body only receive water from vegetables and fruit and the loss of the best benefits.

Metz says, the skin of vegetables and fruit has a fiber that is needed by the body. Rather than making juice, eat vegetables or fruit directly will give a more satisfactory result for the detox program, especially for health.