Want to eat healthy and keep your waistline stays slim? Try to be more selective in choosing fruits and vegetables, new research suggests.
A team of Harvard scientists evaluated data on more than 133,000 women and men over 24 years in the United States.
After adjusting for other lifestyle factors such as smoking and physical activity, the researchers found that the addition of fruits and vegetables daily intake of non-starchy can reduce the risk of obesity, and even help you lose weight.
In contrast, the consumption of fruit and starchy vegetables such as potatoes, corn and peas can increase the risk of weight gain, says a team led by Monica Bertoia from the Harvard University School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston.
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These findings do not prove cause-effect relationships. However, this study may serve as additional guidance for the prevention of obesity, which is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other health problems, "the researchers said.
This study was published on September 22 in the journal PLoS Medicine.
Nutrition experts are not surprised by these findings.
Erin Keane is HLI diet and clinical nutrition at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He said that the difference between starchy vegetables and non-starchy, there is the "glycemic load".
"Foods with a low glycemic estimated to result in a spike in blood glucose less, can reduce hunger and potentially reduce total calorie intake in a day," said Keane.
Vegetables that are classified as low-glycemic include broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, chard, spinach, romaine lettuce, soy and chilli, Keane said.
Vegetables high berglikemik is laden starch vegetables including potatoes and corn.
While fruits such as berries, including low berglikemik. As with the bananas that contain higher glycemic value.
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Thus, to lose weight, give more recommended than the intake of bananas, while the banana is more functional for those who want to maintain their energy levels.
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