Best vegetables for dieting : lose weight with vegetables

Best vegetables for dieting : Increase your consumption of fruits and vegetables to lose weight !

According to a Brazilian study published in April 2008 in the journal Nutrition Research, eating 100 grams of fruit and vegetables dayly will generate a 300 grams daily weight loss

For the purposes of the study, 80 overweight people, aged 30-65 years were followed for six months.

A group increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables, and one did not change his diet.

From the observations of scientists, an increase of 100 grams of daily consumption of fruits and vegetables would correspond to a decrease of 300 grams of a person's weight.

As for vegetables only, an increase of 100 grams of this consumption results in a decrease of 500 grams of weight

Fruits and vegetables are the main foods authorized by the Mediterranean Diet (or cretan diet) (at least 500g per day), they should be eaten fresh so that they taste better. In the summer, for instance, you could eat eggplant, beetroot, carrots, zucchini, potatoes and many other vegetables.

* Mushrooms: 27

* Canned Green Beans: 20

* Tomato: 18

* Eggplant: 18

* Celery: 18

* Spinach: 17

* Zucchini: 17

* Carrot: 17

* Leeks: 16

* Pepper: 16

* Fennel: 16

* Radish: 15

* Lettuce: 12

* Cucumber: 11

* Endive: 8

Tips:

Avoid salads and raw vegetables in the evening, because the digestion is slower at night, which promotes fermentation in the stomach and the creation of acidity. Prefer cooked vegetables or soup.



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