subject: Nutritional Tricks For Losing Abdominal Fat [print this page] Eat lean protein every 2 - 3 hours Eat lean protein every 2 - 3 hours
Protein is necessary as it is used to build and retain fat fighting lean muscle mass. As you build more lean muscle tissue, your base metabolic rate will increase.
Protein also help control your appetite, and particularly cravings for refined, sugary foods. The have the added benefit of helping you to feel full.
Balance your Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio
The idal balance between Omega 6 to Omega 3 is between 4:1 and 1:1 (meaning 4 times as much Omega 6 to Omega3). The typical Western diet is more like 20:1!
The effects of this kind of balance are obvious, and tragic! Having a significant imbalance causes inflamation in the body, can result in asthma, coronary heart disease, cancer, autoimmunity and neurodegenerative diseases, and many others!
The good news is that among fighting these health conditions, Omega 3's can increase your body's abaility to burn fat! In fact, a recent study showed that by supplementing with Omega 3's, your body will burn 26% more fat calories per day!
Here is a list of good healthy fat balancing foods:
Flaxseeds
Flaxseed oil
Chia seeds (Salba)
Canola oil
Walnuts
Walnut oil
Borage oil
Kidney beans
White beans
Kelp
Lima beans
Perilla seed oil
Camelina seed oil
Kiwifruit seed oil
Lingonberry seed oil (cranberry seed oil)
Seaweed
Green leafy vegetables
Many fruits
And here are some foods to moderate!
Sunflower oil
Corn oil
Wheat germ oil
Safflower oil
Sesame oil
Apricot kernel oil
Olive oil
Cottonseed oil
Avocado oil
Brazil nuts
Sesame seeds
Margarine
Pumpkin seeds
Almonds
Almond oil
Almond butter
Peanuts
Peanut oil
Peanut butter
Pistachios
Lard
Palm oil (tree lard)
Most conventional red meat
Most conventional pork
Most conventional dairy
And here are some proteins that are well balanced:
Salmon
Herring
Tuna
Mackerel
Sardines
Anchovy
Halibut
Omega-3 eggs
Grass-fed beef
Grass-fed dairy
Eat Whole Food Source Carbohydrates every 2 to 3 hours
With each meal you should be eating carbohydrates from whole food sources. The more lean muscle mass you attain from your exercise program, the more carbohyradtes you'll need to consume daily to maintain them. You should consume 130 - 200 grams of carbohyrates per day, with the majority comming from vegetables and fruit.
On top of that, you should consume at least 25 grams of fiber per day, again comming from vegetables, fruit, as well as beans, nuts, and seeds.
Contrary to FDA claims, and your television, you should stay away from grains, even whole grains, as much as possible.
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