What foods should you eat to lose stomach fat?

Answer 1

Foods and belly fat

• Yes, foods can make a big difference. In part it is due to your genetics. However, it can be helped. Eliminate or cut right down on refined carbohydrates. Eat an appropriate amount of carbohydrates and calories for weight loss, watch what you eat and do cardio exercise to burn calories. Tone, tighten and strengthen the muscles of the stomach only after you have lost the belly fat.

• Eating a diet that is lower in carbohydrates and monitoring carbohydrates and calories plus engaging in regular cardio or aerobic exercise can help to get rid of belly fat.

• Refined processed carbohydrate is a major cause of fat accumulating around the abdomen (and insulin resistance in general). For more information about how to deal with it, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

• Specific proteins are the very best 'fat burning' foods. To read more about fat burning foods, and the thermic effect of food, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

• Some of the best belly fat burning foods area avocado, olive oils, and peanuts.

• Eliminate or strictly limit refined processed carbohydrates (apart from the occasional treat). Refined processed carbohydrates are a major cause of belly fat or fat accumulating around the abdomen, weight gain, obesity, Heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 Diabetes, and other diet related diseases. Replace those foods with fat burning foods and make good use of the thermic effect of these foods. If you are unsure what these foods are, you will find a list of refined processed carbohydrates and a list of fat burning foods, plus more about the thermic effect of these foods, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

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Answer 2

-Apples, berries, and fresh fruit: They contain the chemical pectin which limits the amount of fat your cells can take in.

-Soybeans: Contains lecithin which protects your cells from fatty deposits forming on the cells.

-Protein shakes (not necessarily 'tasty' hah) : Helps restore metabolism, reduces hunger, stops diabetes and cholesterol, and uses more fat for energy.

-Citrus fruits: Contain Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) which has a fat burning quality and speeds up metabolism.

-Seafood: Contains proteins, amino acids, and Omega 3 fatty acids, all of which are important to health.

-Lean Poultry Meat: They have protein, niacin, and B6 vitamins.

-Garlic Oil: Has a quality that protects cells from fat and can reduce fat deposits.

-Whole wheat foods: Are a very healthy part of the diet.

Remember to also get good sleep and exercise, the diet alone may not necessarily yield the results you are expecting!

Answer 3

When looking to lose "fat" your body will lose it from all over. It is really impossible to target fat loss to one specific area. Different people retain and store fat in different parts of the body, i.e hips, thighs, stomach. This is largely due to genetics and gender. When looking to reduce Belly fat, try reducing alcohol intake, managing your carbohydrate intake, and balancing it against protein, and also target a set number of calories to burn - remember cardiovascular exercise increases heart rate and encourages fat burning. To encourage a higher percentage of fat burning, and therefore more weight loss you should increase your heart rate and sustain it for 30 minutes or more. 20 minutes puts you in the fat burning zone, 40 minutes will begin to burn fat at 20% after 60 minutes your body will pull on its fat reserves by more than 30%. Fat is only stored energy, use it and lose it!

Some of the best belly fat burning foods are avocado, olive oils, pea nuts. For a list of belly fat foods and recipes, see related links. ---- For in-depth information about how to lose stomach fat, see the page link, further down this page, listed under "Related Questions"

Answer 4

Attempting to reduce fat in just one part of your body at a time is likely to be disappointing.

Fat reduction works like this: When you try to lose fat, the reduction occurs all throughout your body. Unlike muscle-building, it cannot be specifically targeted to one region. Also, the reduction in fat will not be quickly apparent because it will not be focused on only one spot on your body. So it's helpful to have a "slowly but surely" attitude.

Note that exercises mostly serve to tone the muscle underneath the fat. But if you want to slim down, the fat has to be burned off. For that, the main thing is to ditch the junk food and the sweetened drinks. Exercise alone might not be sufficient.

Here's a program for the period in which you want to lose weight:

Plenty of moderate aerobic exercise, no sweetened liquids at all, and no junk food at all. Preferably no sugar, and as little added salt and processed foods as possible. Eat 3 small-portioned meals/day; do not skip breakfast; and avoid snacks. Limit your calories (better to consult a doctor or nutritionist concerning the amount), and weigh yourself 2-3 times/week. Ignore the sensation of hunger. If you see your weight diminishing at a safe, reasonable rate (1-2 pounds/week), keep it up.

Once you've reached your target weight, increase your calorie intake somewhat. And you can then have small amounts of sweetened foods or junk food on occasion (if at all), along with your regular foods (not instead of them). But keep checking your weight 2-3 times/week.

Avoid crash diets, diet pills etc. Avoid fatty cuts of meat. Walk as much as possible. Bicycling and swimming are good too.

More guidelines:

Don't concentrate on specific foods so much as on a balanced, healthy diet plus exercise. Plenty of moderate exercise rather than intense exercise, which can damage your joints.

Good nutrition means eating what your body needs, while ingesting as few harmful things as possible. It has also been described as getting enough of each of the major food categories (grains, fruits, vegetables, protein, dairy, etc.; plus plenty of water).

This will vary somewhat from one person to another; and I don't believe that there's any universal diet that can be prescribed for everyone. Avoid best-sellers with their perennial fad diets. And think twice before using any dietary supplements or weight-loss pills.

In general, one's starting point can be a menu of whole grains, whole-wheat bread, a good amount of vegetables, some fruits and nuts, fish, lean meats (in not-large amounts), and some dairy. However, this must be tweaked according to one's health, weight and other factors at the outset; and also adjusted over time, as one sees what works for him/her in particular.

Answer 5

You cannot target weight loss to specific parts of the body, regardless of what the weight loss supplement ads tell you. To lose weight, you have to change your overall eating and exercise habits for the long term and adapt a healthier lifestyle. If you go for the short-term fad diet, the weight will come back.

Answer 6

Non junk-foods.

Attempting to reduce fat in just one part of your body at a time is likely to be disappointing.

Fat reduction works like this: When you try to lose fat, the reduction occurs all throughout your body. Unlike muscle-building, it cannot be specifically targeted to one region. Also, the reduction in fat will not be quickly apparent because it will not be focused on only one spot on your body. So it's helpful to have a "slowly but surely" attitude.

Note that exercises mostly serve to tone the muscle underneath the fat. But if you want to slim down, the fat has to be burned off. For that, the main thing is to ditch the junk food and the sweetened drinks. Exercise alone might not be sufficient.

Here's a program for the period in which you want to lose weight:

Plenty of moderate aerobic exercise, no sweetened liquids at all, and no junk food at all. Preferably no sugar, and as little added salt and processed foods as possible. Eat 3 small-portioned meals/day; do not skip breakfast; and avoid snacks. Limit your calories (better to consult a doctor or nutritionist concerning the amount), and weigh yourself 2-3 times/week. Ignore the sensation of hunger. If you see your weight diminishing at a safe, reasonable rate (1-2 pounds/week), keep it up.

Once you've reached your target weight, increase your calorie intake somewhat. And you can then have small amounts of sweetened foods or junk food on occasion (if at all), along with your regular foods (not instead of them). But keep checking your weight 2-3 times/week.

Avoid crash diets, diet pills etc. Avoid fatty cuts of meat. Walk as much as possible. Bicycling and swimming are good too.

More guidelines:

Don't concentrate on specific foods so much as on a balanced, healthy diet plus exercise. Plenty of moderate exercise rather than intense exercise, which can damage your joints.

Good nutrition means eating what your body needs, while ingesting as few harmful things as possible. It has also been described as getting enough of each of the major food categories (grains, fruits, vegetables, protein, dairy, etc.; plus plenty of water).

This will vary somewhat from one person to another; and I don't believe that there's any universal diet that can be prescribed for everyone. Avoid best-sellers with their perennial fad diets. And think twice before using any dietary supplements or weight-loss pills.

In general, one's starting point can be a menu of whole grains, whole-wheat bread, a good amount of vegetables, some fruits and nuts, fish, lean meats (in not-large amounts), and some dairy. However, this must be tweaked according to one's health, weight and other factors at the outset; and also adjusted over time, as one sees what works for him/her in particular.

Answer 7

My aunt used to say "What you don't eat can't fatten you, but what you do eat does!"

Answer 8

Probably a reverse diet would be more effective: drop foods high in sugar, transfats and saturated fats and white bread/rice/cookies and so on. Avoid diet sodas. Exercise more.

Answer 9

The only way you can get rid of fat is to eat a balanced, adequate diet, and to participate in relatively low-intensity endurance activities such as swimming, biking, running, or hiking.