Did You Know - The Humble Apple Can Help You Lose Weight?
Apples, Berries, Fresh Fruit: How These Keep the Fat Away!
Role of pectin - How do these fruits help in weight loss?
Apples, berries and other fresh fruits contain a natural substance called pectin in their skins.
Pectin is defined as a carbohydrate that lacks calories. It is also a reliable source of fiber, which is a prime ingredient of a healthy diet.
Pectin limits the amount of fat your cells can absorb, putting a natural limitation on the amount of fat your cells can absorb. Pectin, once in your system, also has a water binding property ie. it absorbs watery substances, and these watery substances in turn bombard the cells and make them release fat deposits. Eventually, pectin causes the stomach to empty more slowly. As a result, after you consume pectin, you feel satisfied for a lengthy period of time. This means that you will ultimately eat less, leading to weight loss. Research has shown that a small dose of pectin will do the trick—as little as a single teaspoon can enable you to feel satisfied.
Research & scientific studies
Research from the Rio de Janeiro state university reported that over-weight women who just ate 300 grams of apples or fresh pears (equivalent to 3 fruits daily) lost more weight on a low-calorie diet than women who didn’t add fruits to their diets. Also, these fruit-eaters consumed fewer calories overall, boosting their weight loss efforts. (Nutrition. 2003 Mar;19(3):253-6.)
Recommended quantity
While apples can be very good for fast weight loss, one should not get too carried away. Eat them in moderation. Eat 3-4 apples a day as snacks and/or before meals.
Other fruits such as Raspberry have powerful fat-burning ketones which can help you lose weight.
Raspberry Ketone helps to regulate adiponectin, which is the hormone which moderates fat. When you eat a poor diet your liver can develop a condition known as fatty liver which causes it to store fat at the expense of its primary function which is to detoxify your body.
Adiponectin can prevent and treat fatty liver, so Raspberry ketones not only break down fat but also maintain and improve your liver. Go here for more information about a 2-in-1, Natural Fat Burner.
