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Some food for an easy diet

Some food for an easy diet

Summary: One of the great ways to lose weight is to make appropriate changes to your diet and embrace healthier meal plans. Always choose those foods that stabilize blood sugar levels, burns calories, controls hunger and raises metabolism. Lean meats, fiber rich vegetables, fruits with high-water content are some of the best foods that can help in weight loss.

Skinless Chicken

Eating protein helps in maintaining and increasing lean muscle mass that raises metabolism. Protein helps in controlling hunger for a longer period of time. The popular foods for lean protein include turkey breast and skinless chicken.

Berries

Juicy foods that have at least 75 % water by weight helps in keeping stomachs full for a longer period of time and also discourage overeating. Some of the best juicy foods include strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and cranberries. Berries also contain fiber, which helps in quick weight loss.

Low-Fat Dairy

Fat-free and low-fat dairy products, for example, cheese, milk and yogurt, helps in balancing blood sugars and enhancing your overall mood.

 Seafood

In moderation, fatty acids omega-3 gives the body with healthy fats without compromising your health. Some of the best sources of omega-3 are found in seafood, such as rainbow trout, Pacific oysters, anchovies, sardines, mackerel, herring and wild salmon.

Salads

Salads that are made with the lettuce aid in weight loss because they are typically high in water content and low in calories. Always use low-calorie vegetables in salads, such as cucumber, cabbage, carrot and tomato, carrot. This helps in providing the body with quality carbohydrates and fiber. Choose fruit dressings, lemon or olive oil to avoid unhealthy calories.

Green Vegetables

Suppress your appetite and stay full longer by eating green vegetables, for example spinach, cabbage and broccoli as they contain soluble fiber. Asparagus, olives, artichokes, kale, sprouts and Brussels are also low-calorie foods containing high-water content.

Whole Grains

Whole grain foods that are full of fiber, minerals and vitamins, such as crackers, cereals and breads offer high-quality carbohydrates which help in weight loss.

Beans

The soluble fiber that is found in beans helps in controlling hunger and keeping the stomach satisfied. Pinto, navy, black, kidney and Lima are the best beans for weight loss.

Nuts

Fats help in stabilizing blood sugars and satisfying your appetite. Healthy nut choices include pine nuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pistachios, Brazil nuts, cashews, peanuts, pecans and almonds.

Author Info

Dr Nagi Safa

Dr Nagi Safa is a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon (Weight-Loss Surgeon) at the Advanced BMI in Lebanon and at the Sacred Heart Hospital of Montreal, and holds an academic appointment at the University of Montreal. Furthermore, he is involved in the training of residents and surgical fellows on how to perform advanced laparoscopic obesity surgery. In 2010, he launched the Advanced Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (Advanced BMI) in Lebanon, and has been helping hundreds of patients from all over the Middle-East through his expertise in obesity surgery. Education: Dr Safa completed his residency training at the University of Montreal General Surgery Program. He then performed a fellowship in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Minimal Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery), at the Sacred Heart Hospital of Montreal, which is the largest Weight Loss Surgery center in the Montreal area, and one of the busiest in Canada. Experience: During his training, and throughout his practice, Dr Safa performed more than one thousand laparoscopic procedures, including Roux en Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric banding, gastric plication and many other abdominal surgery procedures. He has a particular interest in LaparoscopicRevisional Surgery including banding, bypass and sleeve. With a keen interest in the advancement of obesity surgery and newer minimally invasive surgical techniques, Dr Safa gained experience in the single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), and offers Single Incision gastric banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery. Research: His current research interests include clinical outcomes from various bariatric surgery procedures and investigations on the impact of bariatric surgery on Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome X. Memberships: Dr Safa holds professional memberships with the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Association for Surgical Oncology, Quebec Medical Association, Trauma Association of Canada, Association Quebecoise de Chirurgie, International College of Surgeon, and the College des Medecins du Quebec.
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