EATING RIGHT FOR LOSING WEIGHT

​​Being overweight or obese signals a susceptibility to various debilitating diseases. Therefore, it is crucial to be well-informed about nutrients to promote healthy weight management. Read on to learn about details.
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THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND

Two thirds of adults in the U.S. are overweight, half of those (one third) are even obese – i.e. their weight is at least 30% higher than it should be according to their age and height.
 
This, however, is not only an optical issue and a matter of satiety but rather one of basic health. In terms of quantity and quality of basic nutrition.

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APPROPRIATE NUTRITION – SCIENTIFICALLY VERIFIED

When we start with fruit and vegetables, we may not get the impression that primarily losing weight is primarily a matter of quantity but at same time also of quality – in terms of nutrition, in terms of a natural and balanced diet.
 
And doing justice accordingly, we do not have to be vegetarian or even vegan. Still, how’s about fruits and vegetables in this relationship? With special reference to weight management.

• Fruits

 
Usually, fruits are – importantly – rich in nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and fiber, and reduced in calories at the same time.
 
This nutritional benefit helps our health, accordingly, with special reference to manifold chronic

• Heart disease (also with high blood pressure)

           &

• Diabetes

 
According to research at, inter alia, Inje University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea.
 
Specifically avocados, rich inter alia in fiber and healthy fats, assist with weight loss management, as based on research at, inter alia, the Avocado Nutrition Center at Mission Viejo, CA.
 
When it comes to fiber, we should also know that this nutrient also slows down digestion, which is specifically important when it comes to weight loss.

• Vegetables

 
Especially cruciferous vegetables such as
- cauliflower
- broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
   &
- cabbage
are not only high in fiber and protein but also support weight loss management.
 
Based on research, inter alia, in Turkey at
- Gazi University in the capital of Ankara
- Cukurova University in Adana
   &
- Bandirama Onyedi Eyfuel University in Bandirama
   as well as at
- University of Naples Federico II in Naples, Italy

• Pulses

 
such as lentils/bean/peas/chickpeas, are helpful for weight management because of their fiber content for better digestion and absorption. And together with its protein they contain is giving the impression of satiety.
 
According to research inter alia in Florida at
- Florida State University Tallahassee
   &
- University of Florida in Gainesville  

• Oatmeal

 
With its content of protein and carbohydrates, as well as fiberl, oatmeal also helps with satiety and weight loss..
 
Based on research inter alia at
- University of Copenhagen in Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Technical University of Denmark in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Chalmers University of Technology in Goeteborg, Sweden
- University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand
 

• Nuts

 
Similar the effect of nuts with their content of fiber/protein/heart-healthy fats for weight management.
 
Internationally scientifically verified at, inter alia,
- University Medical Center Utrecht in Utrecht, The Netherlands
- University of Tromsoe in Tromsoe, Norway
- University Paris-Saclay in Villejuif, France
- Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark
- Imperial College London in London, UK
 

• Fish

 
Rich in healthy fats and protein, specific types of fish such as
- trout
- haddock
- cod
help with weight loss.
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- Universite Laval in Quebec City, Canada
- University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark  
to make a long story short, we should also mention

• Eggs

 
for support of weight management because of their rich content of vitamins (A&D), minerals (iron, calcium) as well as unsaturated fats and protein.
 
Scientifically verified by, inter alia, the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

IN A NUTSHELL​

​Weight management is not only an issue of loveliness but of health and longevity. Based on the fact that being overweight or even obese is a signal for manifold debilitating disease. However, In terms of quantity and quality of nutrition. Accordingly, it is important to know about those nutrients to support healthy weight management. As indicated in this blog, scientifically verified.     
  

​​ADAGE OF THE WEEK ​

“If people let government decide what food they eat and what medicine they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny."
American President Thomas Jefferson
(“Man of the People”)
1743-1826​