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Belly fats are common problem from which many people
suffer these days. Belly fats are not at all good as well as make you
look extremely ugly. Belly fats are generally caused due to unhealthy
lifestyle and eating habits. Most of the time due to these bad habits
fat tends to accumulate near the belly region which makes you look
really fat. It is very important to remove your belly fat as soon as you
can as it can give rise to various other health related problems as
well. The article mentioned below provides details about some bad habits
that cause belly fats.
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Sleeping too little or too much:
According to Wake Forest researchers, dieters who sleep five hours or
less put on 2½ times more belly fat, while those who sleep more than
eight hours pack on only slightly less than that. Shoot for an average
of six to seven hours of sleep per night—the optimal amount for weight
control. |
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Drinking soda—even diet!:
The average American guzzles nearly a full gallon of soda every week.
Why is that so bad? Because a 2005 study found that drinking one to two
sodas per day increases your chances of being overweight or obese by
nearly 33 percent. And diet soda is no better. When researchers in San
Antonio tracked a group of elderly subjects for nearly a decade, they
found that compared to nondrinkers, those who drank two or more diet
sodas a day watched their waistlines increase five times faster. The
researchers theorize that the artificial sweeteners trigger appetite
cues, causing you to unconsciously eat more at subsequent meals. |
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Eating "low-fat":
It sounds crazy, but stop buying foods marketed as low-fat or fat-free.
Typically, they save you only a few calories and, in doing so, they
replace harmless fats with low-performing carbohydrates that digest
quickly—causing a sugar rush and, immediately afterward, rebound hunger.
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that
meals that limited carbohydrates to 43 percent were more filling and had
a milder effect on blood sugar than meals with 55 percent carbohydrates.
That means you’ll store less body fat and be less likely to eat more
later. |
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Skipping meals:
In a 2011 national survey from the Calorie Control Council, 17 percent
of Americans admitted to skipping meals to lose weight. The problem is,
skipping meals actually increases your odds of obesity, especially when
it comes to breakfast. A study from the American Journal of Epidemiology
found that people who cut out the morning meal were 4.5 times more
likely to be obese. Why? Skipping meals slows your metabolism and boosts
your hunger. That puts your body in prime fat-storage mode and increases
your odds of overeating at the next meal. |
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Not seeking nutrition advice:
Good news here: By reading this, you’re already forming habits that can
help you shed pounds. When Canadian researchers sent diet and exercise
advice to more than 1,000 people, they found that the recipients began
eating smarter and working more physical activity into their daily
routines. Not surprisingly, the habits of the non-recipients didn’t
budge. Don't lose your momentum: Sign up for our FREE Eat This, Not
That! newsletter today.
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Eating too quickly:
If your body has one major flaw, this is it: It takes 20 minutes for
your stomach to tell your brain that it’s had enough. A study in the
Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that slow eaters took
in 66 fewer calories per meal, but compared to their fast-eating peers,
they felt like they had eaten more. What’s 66 calories, you ask? If you
can do that at every meal, you’ll lose more than 20 pounds a year!
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Eating free restaurant foods:
Breadsticks, biscuits, and chips and salsa may be complimentary at some
restaurants, but that doesn’t mean you won’t pay for them. Every time
you eat one of Olive Garden's free breadsticks or Red Lobster's Cheddar
Bay Biscuits, you're adding an additional 150 calories to your meal. Eat
three over the course of dinner and that's 450 calories. That's also
roughly the number of calories you can expect for every basket of
tortilla chips you get at your local Mexican restaurant. What's worse,
none of these calories comes paired with any redeeming nutritional
value. Consider them junk food on steroids.
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Watching too much TV:
A University of Vermont study found that overweight participants who
reduced their TV time by just 50 percent burned an additional 119
calories a day on average. That’s an automatic 12-pound annual loss!
Maximize those results by multitasking while you watch—even light
household tasks will further bump up your caloric burn. Plus, if your
hands are occupied with dishes or laundry, you’ll be less likely to
mindlessly snack—the other main occupational hazard associated with tube
time.
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Ordering the combo meal:
A study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing shows that compared
to ordering a la carte, you pick up a hundred or more extra calories by
opting for the “combo” or “value meal." Why? Because when you order
items bundled together, you're likely to buy more food than you want.
You're better off ordering your food piecemeal. That way you won't be
influenced by pricing schemes designed to hustle a few more cents out of
your pocket. |
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Choosing white bread:
A study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that when
obese subjects incorporated whole grains into their diets, they lost
more abdominal fat over the course of 12 weeks. There are likely
multiple factors at play, but the most notable is this: Whole grain
foods pack in more fiber and an overall stronger nutritional package
than their refined-grain counterparts.
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