Flat Stomach Food Starting from

Flat Stomach Food Starting from

Have a flat stomach not only unsightly but also good for eye health. Have a flat stomach with the start of the foods that should be avoided and consumed.

By sorting out the right foods can make the whole fats. Once able to manage what is necessary and should be avoided, such as sit-ups exercise can create maximum results.

Why have a flat stomach is important?

Because the flat belly indicates metabolic system and work system cardiovascular (circulatory system) worked well. Instead, save the problem of belly fat accumulation is often a trigger of various diseases.

Foods to avoid to get a flat stomach, as reported from eHow and Ezinearticles, Friday (23/04/2010) are:

1. Fried foods
A flat stomach will never be obtained if a person continues to eat fried foods. Fried foods contain fats that can be stored up in cells and tissues in the abdomen.

2. Sweet drinks and sodas
Many a sweet drink made from sugar, especially artificial, of course, will not make a flat belly. Compounds contained therein can be converted into fat more quickly than we think, and the stomach will be the repository of these fats.

Examples of beverages to be avoided is the carbonated soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.

3. Foods high berkabohidrat
Carbohydrate in the diet can be converted to fat very quickly by the body. So subtract the portion of rice, white bread, pasta and other foods that contain lots of carbohydrates. Instead, it is recommended to be consumed whole wheat bread and pasta wheat.

4. Salt or sodium
Eating lots of salt as well as accommodate a lot of water in the body, which will make the body fat and visible swelling. This is because salt can bind water in the body, so that will make a potbelly.

5. Foods that contain trans fats
There are a lot of trans fats in processed food is unhealthy food. In addition, trans fats can also make the stomach look bloated.

Instead, as reported from 2losebellyfat, Friday (23/04/2010), there are three main foods that will help flatten the stomach, reducing appetite and give you plenty of energy, namely:

1. Fruits and vegetables rich in fiber
Because fruits and vegetables contain more fiber, they'll make us feel full longer. And researchers believe that high levels of antioxidants such as vitamin C and beta-carotene to ward off the fat in the abdomen.

Beta-carotene can be obtained from carrots, melons, squash, and peaches. And vitamin C can be obtained from citrus fruits and berries.

Virtually all berries such as blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries are an excellent choice for dessert (desert). And dried vegetables and kidney beans, lima beans, black beans, peas, and lentils high high in fiber.

2. Lean meat
According to research from Skidmore College and Copenhagen University Hospital, eating extra protein is useful for those over the age of 40 years to reduce abdominal fat.

Approximately 25 percent of daily calories should be protein, and we must pay attention to the meat we eat.

Choose fish, shellfish, poultry without skin and lean meat, not more than six ounces per day, and must be cooked. Shrimp and lobsters have a higher cholesterol compared with other types of fish, but they do contain saturated fat and lower total fat than most meats and poultry.

3. Beans And Seeds
Peanut is one of the best plant sources of protein. Peanuts are rich in fiber, phytonutrients and antioxidants such as vitamin E and selenium.

Nuts are also high in plant sterols and fat, but mostly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, like omega-3 fats which is good. These foods will also help reduce the risk of heart disease.

In addition to beans, grains such as flaxseed, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are also rich in fiber offers the same content and the many health benefits.

Besides food, how meals are also noteworthy. Eat slowly, perfectly-chewed food that is not going to be small parts that can not be digested completely and produce more gas.

Source: AFP