Cold helps weight loss?
Winter is the season most conducive to slimming
Christine Snow, a nutritionist who serves in space Aono, states that the energy expenditure of the body to maintain body temperature increases from 20% to 30% over this period. "If there is a balanced intake of food, people may even lose weight," argues winter 'instigates' consumption of food energy. However, cooler temperatures are allied to the weight loss. Observation is the nutritionist Christine Neves Aono space - urban spa installed in Jardim Paulista neighborhood of Sao Paulo. "In the cold, the body's energy expenditure increases by 20% to 30%. If there was a balanced intake of food, it is possible to lose weight. This is because we use our fat reserves to help maintain the balance of body temperature, among other body functions. "
However, in the coldest days, people do not seem to resist the fondue, hot chocolate and cream soups and other foods that have to face the winter. "They give the impression to those who take drugs, they are warmer," says Christine. "The exaggeration, however, results in significant increase in weight."
The nutritionist warns that we must take care of food all year round, regardless of season. "Those who can maintain a balanced diet can, for example, leave the body more resistant to common problems such as winter colds and flu."
To maintain weight, energy expenditure must be greater than its consumption, from a healthy and balanced diet. Besides the diet, the nutritionist reinforces the importance of physical activity. "Exercise helps keep weight and, depending on its intensity, and decrease it to burn unwanted fats."
But in terms of eating habits, what to do to meet the energy expenditure - more in winter - without committing the infamous "sin of gluttony" and avoiding the consequent increase in weight? Here are some tips from dietitian Christine Neves:
- Distill meals: do not stay more than three hours without eating!
- Give preference to foods with less fat in their constitution. For example, replace yellow cheese for cottage cheese and whole milk for skimmed milk;
- Soups based on vegetables and vegetables are less caloric, but, among the ingredients, you can not avoid cream and milk, for example, replace them with the formats or light yogurt, also delicious and richer in nutrients;
- Use high-fiber foods (vegetables and cereals like oats, wheat germ), because, besides helping to regulate bowel function, maintain the levels of cholesterol and promote greater feeling of satiety;
- Replace fatty meat over lean by as rump, topside, chicken breast, white fish etc..;
- Avoid sweets-based creams and whipped cream: a preference to fruit or sweets made with fruit, no added sugar;
- Avoid consumption of sugar and prefer to replace it with sweetener;
- Avoid high-fat sauces to accompany pasta: replace them with tomato-based sauces.
- The tea served hot helps give a feeling of warmth to the body, green teas, white and mint also helps in digestion: drink a cup after a meal.
Source: Segs
Interesting but in practice is difficult. Weight loss in the winter is a struggle. I understand that the body works differently and such, encouraging a greater calorie burn. But in return, who wants to eat a salad on a cold night a hot soup or a delicious pasta can warm us more? rsrsrs complicated!
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