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Hi Kasthuri,
I am not aware of 'negative calorie food'... apple, wm,cauliflower etc all contain certain amount of calories(energy)... As far as I know, water is the only food stuff that contains zero calories... I've never heard of this term 'negative calorie food'... Could you please throw some light on this...
Even i came across a list of negative calorie veggies and fruits in a website today . It Means very little or negligible amount of calories . Eg .. cucumber, cabbage etc . I dint save the link ..
Regards
Pr
Here u go . i got the link
http://www.weightlossforall.com/nega...foods-list.htm
yes pr , i also came through the same website.
http://www.healthrecipes.com/negative_calories_list.htm
ALL foods contain some calories, but it is believed by many (including some doctors) that some foods take up more caloric energy to digest then the calories that are in them resulting in what is called the "negative calorie effect". The more "negative calorie effect" foods you eat, the more you may lose!
for eg, if you eat an Apple , it will consume more calorie in your body than the actual calorie of an Apple and so it will reduce the body weight
Though it may seem right theoratically, the diff it makes on weight loss will be very very marginal...I don't believe tht the so called negative calorie food can do much to weight loss except for filling up ur stomach with low calorie food thereby going low on other foods... This may seem good but there is nothing like a well balanced diet & exercise to burn ur fat...:)
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are 'negative calories' myth or reality ?
I did see a lot of sites talking abt neg cal diet... But in my opinion, it is a lazy man's dream...
Dev,
I have one doubt.
Eating sugar is not good for weight loss..how about Vellam ?
Hi Kasturi,
Sry for the late reply... Vellam is better as it's a bit more nutritious than sugar & it's not as very processed as white sugar... But for weightloss, it's better to reduce any form of sugar intake to the minimum possible...
Sugar is high calories, to loose weight, u must understand one thing, u have 2 burn more calories than u consume , so it does not matter whether u take sugar, or meat or anything, as long as you burn more calories than ur consumption , u will loose weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kasthuri
an average man, burns around 2,500 calories per day, and an average women burns about 2,000 calories a day, so if ur calorie intake is 1,500, u r loosing 500 calories a day without exercising!!, so if u do exercise u will burn more, remember 10 calories is nearly 1 g 0f fat!!
Hi Raghu,
Though ur idea of burning more than u eat helps in weight reduction is true, I don't fully agree with " so it does not matter whether u take sugar, or meat or anything, as long as you burn more calories than ur consumption , u will loose weight."
One needs to take into consideration the other nutrition contents of the food one takes, be it for the purpose of weight reduction or otherwise...
Dear Dev !
i have gone thru' this topic and it was really very informative and useful.Thank u very much for the information u have shared.i need some advice from u.iam a 26 year old female weighing 120 lbs and measuring 5' 3'' in height.i gave birth to a baby 2 years back. Even though i look normal iam not fit and get tired easily even i work little hard.I also have fat deposition around my abdomen and thighs.i have started working out for the past 1 month .i do aerobics for 20 minutes and some strength training exercises.i want to decrease my calorie intake but find it impossible with indian food (iam from Tamilnadu and now live in USA ).iam also a food lover.Can u give me some advice regarding food and low calorie indian recipes which tastes good ?Thanks in advance.
Regards Chamy.