Many people will have started January with new year resolutions - including losing weight.
Gyms are often jampacked in the first month of the year as people try to stick to their new healthier lifestyles. But a doctor has advised that it's easier than you think to lose belly fat.
Doctor Michael Mosley previously appeared on ITV's This Morning to give some dieting tips to viewers. He said there is a simple way to lose belly fat quickly by just cutting out one particular food type.
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He said: "It is possible to reduce it. Even the slimmest of people can suffer with belly fat. And often, the abdomen is one of the most dangerous places to store fat."
Doctor Mosley went on to explain that "fat cells deep in your abdomen – also known as ‘visceral fat’ – are reluctant to let go of their energy-stash"
He said: “To find the extra energy needed to fuel a small energy deficit, or a standard gym session, your body will look to other reserves first, like your glutes. Fortunately, recent breakthroughs in medical and sports science have shown that it is possible to throw this gradient into reverse. You can lose belly fat, and you can lose it fast.”
According to Doctor Mosley, cutting out one food type from a slimmer’s diet is “key” to losing – or reducing – belly fat.
He said: “To make a serious impact on your belly fat, cutting out sugar-spikes is key. A surprising number of ‘diet’ snacks and drinks are high in sugar and are marketed as diet foods because they happen to be low in fat.”
The doctor went on to recommend that dieters limit their intake of any food or drink containing more than five percent sugar to “no more than twice a week”. They should also replace processed carbohydrates like white bread and white pasta with “slow-energy sources, such as brown rice or quinoa”.
Doctor Mosley also shared his own personal meal plan, which involves foods that are high in protein and fibre, but low in sugars. For breakfast, the nutrition expert has a “mushroom omelette with kimchi-style sauerkraut – which is great for the gut”.
He added: “For lunch I might have a turmeric chicken salad – turmeric has lots of anti-inflammatory properties – or a chickpea tagine. Dinner is salmon and broccoli or a kimchi rice tofu bowl.”
He normally tries to avoid snacking but if he does choose to treat himself he said: "it might be on something reasonably healthy like a handful of nuts”.
He continued: “My wife Clare makes these wonderful sugar free chocolate brownies that contain beetroot and dates. They are pretty hard to resist but thankfully, they’re guilt-free.”
Doctor Mosley's meal plan
- Breakfast - Mushroom omelette with kimchi-style sauerkraut
- Lunch - Turmeric chicken salad or a chickpea tagine
- Dinner - Salmon and broccoli or a kimchi rice tofu bowl
- Snacks - Sugar free chocolate brownies that contain beetroot and dates or a handful of nuts
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