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Weight Loss Diets with Negative Calorie Foods
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Negative calorie foods are said to use more calories to digest than
the calorie content of the foods themselves, resulting in a negative
calorie balance. It is therefore natural to consider a diet containing
these foods for weight loss.

A diet is a combination of a balanced selection of foods designed for
medical
or nutritional reasons. A good diet should include all major food
groups. The
weight loss diets (with or without negative calorie foods) are made to
reduce body fat and weight. Some of the popular weight loss diets
are : Atkin's diet, cabbage soup diet, grapefruit diet, Hollywood
diet, negative calorie foods diet, Pritikin diet, the South beach diet
and the zone diet.

Most of the weight loss diets promote to eat a particular food group
and restrict other food groups. Such diets may show temporary results.
If you follow these restricted diets for a long time, you may develop
some health problems at later stage as these diets do not contain all
the necessary nutrients needed for your body.

The secret to losing weight is to eat and drink the right kind of
foods until you are satisfied. Skipping of meals is not the answer for
weight loss, it can rather deteriorate your health. A healthy weight
loss diet plan should include vegetables, fruits, grains, lentils and
beans in your diet. Following is a sample daily diet plan that is
good for keeping healthy weight and good health, irrespective of
whether you follow a diet plan with negative calorie foods or not.

- Skim milk and skim yogurt .
- Salads or boiled vegetables or vegetable soup as starter.
- Whole-wheat bread/tortila, whole grain cereal and rice.
- Whole grains like kidney beans, chick peas and lentils.
- Lightly cooked green vegetables.
- Any dessert with minimum sugar.
- Lean variety of meat (it is better to avoid).
- The dinner should be light. If you had bread for lunch then have
rice for dinner.

Include as much negative calorie foods as possible in the above diet
plan. If you are meat eater, choose from a lean variety and restrict
to one serving in a day.

A diet with negative calorie foods as main ingredients can include
foods that are loaded with carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals
and dietary fibers necessary for keeping you fit.
The diet with negative calorie foods can be tailored for fast or
gradual weight loss. The fast weight loss diet that can lower the
weight up to two pounds per day, is not recommended for long term.

Or any term!

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