Importance of Fruits

As i said before Fruits are very much essential for losing weight healthily.There are lots of fruits available like apples,oranges,grapes, bananas,jackfruit,pineapple,strawberries,cherries,watermelon etc.these fruits provide all the essential vitamins , minerals and fiber required for our body.They even contain lots of antioxidants ,phytohormones in them.They are essential for people suffering from constipation also.The fiber present in the fruits help in the free bowel movement.

Of all the fruits the fruits that help in weight loss are ;

1.Watermelon

2.Papaya.

3.Cantaloupe.

4.Guava.

These fruits perform an outstanding role in weight loss. Consumption of fruits as dinner rather than rice or wheat helps in weight loss.

Citrus Fruits

Fruits play a very important role in losing weight in ahealthily manner.This is why because they don't have fat in them but provide essential nutrients required for our body.Citrus Fruits provide Vitamin-C which is very much essential for our body.

Nutritive Values of Citrus Fruits

Nutrients	Orange	Lemon	Lime	Lychee	Tangerine	GrapeFruit	Kumquat
Water	86.75g	88.98g	88.26g	81.76g	87.60g	91.38g	81.7g
Energy	47kcals	29kcals	30kcals	66kcals	44kcals	30kcals	63kcals
Protein	0.94g	1.1g	0.70g	0.83g	0.63g	0.55g	0.90g
Total Fat	0.94g	0.30g	.20g	0.44g	0.19g	0.10g	0.10
Carbohydrate	11.75g	9.32g	10.54g	16.53g	11.19g	7.68g	16.43g
Fiber	0.44g	2.8g	2.8g	1.3g	2.3g	0g	6.6
Calcium	40mg	26mg	33mg	5mg	14mg	1mg	44mg
Iron	0.10mg	0.60mg	0.60mg	0.31mg	0.10mg	0.12mg	0.39mg
Magnesium	10mg	8mg	6mg	10mg	12mg	8mg	13mg
Phosphorous	14mg	6mg	102mg	31mg	10mg	9mg	19mg
Potassium	181mg	138mg	102mg	171mg	157mg	129mg	195mg
Vitamin-C	53.2mg	53mg	29.1mg	71.5mg	30.8mg	38.1mg	37.4mg
Vitamin-A	205IU	29IU	10IU	0IU	92IU	259IU	302IU
Cholesterol	0mg	0mg	0mg	0mg	0mg	0mg	0mg

Obesity is caused due to.....................

Today i just want to say the causes of obesity.Generally we all know that obesity is caused due to the consumption of fatty foods and lack of exercise.There are many other causes of obesity other than this.They are,

1.Heredity:obesity is caused due to the transfer of obese genes from parent to the off-spring.There are 30 to 40% chances that obesity is caused due to this reason.Recently our scientists are trying to isolate the genes that are responsible for obesity and still the research is going on.

2.Food Habits:Nowadays food is available everywhere.Today if we take any shopping mall or a film theare,park or any other place every where food is sold.That too they contain lots of calories and fat in them.Watching television while eating is a bad habit and it leads to obesity.

3.Lack of exercise:Lack of exercise and sedentary life(due to modern working style) is the other cause of obesity.

4.Stress and hormones:Today life is full of tensions and stress.This stress causes a lot of health disorders and obesity is one of those.

Due to stress the hormonal imbalance occurs.Eg: Hypothyroidism:this is caused due to lowered production of thyroid hormones.hypothyroidism is one of the causes of obesity .

Hormone Leptin:This hormone is responsible for the feeling of fullness in the stomach after consumption of food.When the activity of this hormone is hindered we donot feel fullness and we eat more.Ultimately this leads to obesity.

5.Use of Medications:The medications used for altered moods, anxiety,depression and migraines are known to cause obesity.Contraceptives and steroids are also responsible to cause obesity.One cause of obesity due to these medications is that they hold lots of water in the body which increases our weight.

6.Age:As the age increases the muscle gets decreased and the fat accumulation increases.This is why because the muscle is responsible for metabolism.Since the muscle gets reduced our body metabolism gets reduced and finally the fat gets accumulated.So as the age increases we must reduce our food quantity.

7.Gender:The fat accumulation is found to be more in females than males because males have more muscle than females.So the metabolic rate is more in males so more energy is utilized in them than females.

Green Leafy Vegetables

Green leafy vegetables are a rich source of nutrients to our body.They consists of lots of vitamins ,minerals,fiber ,water in them .They do not contain either fat or cholesterol in them.They are even very low in calories and carbohydrates.So adding green leafy vegetables in to the menu of those who wants to lose weight is a good practice.This green leafy vegetables like spinach ,Broccoli,lettuce,amaranth,coriander,etc contain lots of iron,calcium,thiamine ,vitamin-c and antioxidants in them.So make it a habit to add green leafy vegetables in your diet so that it helps you get your weight reduced.The foods in my menu till now contains Dry fruits and nuts ,sprouts and green leafy vegetables.These foods never put your weight on and instead they give you a lot of nutrients .These are the foods that are very low in calories and very high in nutrients.

Role of Coconut

The scientific name of coconut is Cocos nucifera.Coconut consists of meat ,milk, water,oil.It is a very healthy food to be consumed.Coconut provides the important vitamins ,minerals and fiber required for the body.It consists of 0% cholesterol in it.It consists of saturated fatty acids (little fat),but this fatty acids are of medium chain fatty acids type(MCTS),so that they do not add much to your body fat.That is MCTS are responsible for increasing body metabolism which ultimately leads to the reduction of fat.I suggest this nut to be added into the menu of obese people who want to lose their weight healthily.In the past there is a misconception that coconut fat adds a lot to the body fat ,but recent studies proved that the fatty acids does'nt add to the body fat.

Here is a video for you which explains much more about the importance and nutritive value of coconuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTRMhv31FFQ