Good Diet Foods to Lose Weight

Although there is no magic food that will make you lose weight quickly, there are some nutritious foods that can fill you up with fewer calories. Staying away from processed foods and choosing wholesome foods from the four food groups will help you lose weight and leave you feeling satisfied all day.

Grapefruit

Start your day off with a half a grapefruit. There is a reason why grapefruit is touted as one of the top foods for weight. In a study by Dr. Ken Fujioka at the Scripps Institute in La Jolla, subjects who ate fresh grapefruit during a 12-week study lost more weight than those who didn't eat grapefruit.

Almonds

When a snack attack hits you, choose a high-fiber nut to keep hunger at bay. A study in the "International Journal of Obesity" shows that a reduced calorie diet supplemented with almonds was associated with a greater weight reduction.

Peppers

Turn up the heat for more calorie burn. A group of scientists at Laval University in Quebec showed that adding red pepper to meals increased diet-induced thermogenesis, which is the production of heat in the body, and fat burning for energy. When thermogenesis is increased then more heat is produced in the body, resulting in more calories burned.

Salmon

Full of heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids, salmon may help you burn fat faster. A study completed by Trevor Mori at the University of Western Australian Department of Medicine shows that eating one daily fish meal can hep with weight loss.

Yogurt

Eating a low-fat dairy product a few times a day helps with weight loss. A study in the "Journal of the American College of Nutrition" conducted by Dr. Zemel showed that participants who ate a low calorie diet supplemented with five servings of dairy a day lost weight and body fat.

References

• "Journal of Medicinal Food": The Effects of Grapefruit on Weight and Insulin Resistance: Relationship to the Metabolic Syndrome
• "International Journal of Obesity": Almonds vs Complex Carbohydrates in a Weight Reduction Program
• "British Journal of Nutrition": Effects of Red Pepper Added to High-fat and High-carbohydrate Meals on Energy Metabolism and Substrate Utilization in Japanese Women
• "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition": Dietary Fish as a Major Component of a Weight-loss Diet: Effect on Serum Lipids, Glucose, and Insulin Metabolism in Overweight Hypertensive Subjects
• "Journal of the American College of Nutrition,": The Role of Dairy Foods in Weight Management