Foods to avoid if you want to lose weight and look after your health

10/07/2009 by admin.

I’ve noted some foods below which you should avoid if you want to lose weight and keep your cholesterol and blood pressure at healthy levels:-

Margarine - we are led to believe that margarine is good or us but the truth is that it contains hydrogenated oil which contains high levels of trans fats.  Trans fat cause us to gain weight in the same way that saturated fat does. 

Doughnuts - they have little to offer in terms of nutritional value - in short they comprise white flour and lots of sugar.  Not only that, they are deep fat fried.  They don’t have much going for them really.

Low calorie/high sugar breakfast cereal - if you aren’t careful with your choice of cereal, you could be eating a breakfast with little nutritional value, which is full of sugar but provides you with little energy.  It will increase your insulin levels, storing the excess glucose (ie sugar).  If you don’t burn off the glucose stored, it will turn to fat.  That’s the short version.  Choose a cereal with nuts and seeds and a sprinkling of dried fruit which is high in fibre and has no added sugar. 

Remember, not all fats are bad, monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats are good for you and  together can form 20% of your diet.  Saturated fat should not form more than 10% of your diet.

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