25.07.23, 16:05 2023-07-25T16:05:17+03:00
You can fix the figure not only in the summer, but also in the middle. In addition, supermarket shelves this season are bursting with products that will help you keep fit and even lose weight. The best summer vegetables and fruits that will help you get rid of extra pounds were collected for the special project LETO.BURO. Elena Sviridova, nutritionist at GrowFood.
Sweet and refreshing, watermelon is the best summer staple. It is 92% water and therefore will be a great way to quench your thirst on a hot day. Its water and fiber content helps you stay full longer and control sugar cravings.
In the study, one group of participants was given two cups of watermelon pulp as a snack, while the other group was given the same amount of low-fat crackers. The amount of calories in the snack was the same for each group, but it turned out that those who ate watermelon had a marked decrease in hunger throughout the day.
Watermelon is also rich in vitamins C and A, magnesium, potassium, and the antioxidant lycopene, which may prevent the growth of cancer cells.
This healthy vegetable regulates hydration, maintains proper blood pressure and sugar levels, and hydrates the skin, even if you just eat the fruit and don’t make masks with it. Cucumber contains a large amount of potassium, fiber, magnesium, manganese and vitamins A, C, K.
At the same time, cucumbers are 95% water, contain few calories and sugar, maintain a feeling of satiety, promote weight loss and improve digestion.
Citrus fruits are a source of potassium, fiber, vitamins C and A, calcium and magnesium, and their high water content of 88% will help you stay hydrated during the hot season. Also, a large amount of potassium helps reduce muscle spasms that occur during the summer due to long walks.
The beneficial properties of these products have been proven by scientists. For example, French researchers found that taking a mixture of extracts of blood orange, grapefruit, sweet orange, and guarana twice daily as a dietary supplement can reduce abdominal fat stores, as well as reduce the circumference of the waist and hips.
In summer, you can treat yourself to the most delicious and lively tomatoes. Tomatoes fight leptin resistance, and leptin is the hormone that tells your brain that you’re full. Thus, vegetables help control appetite.
Tomatoes are low in calories: a medium-sized fruit contains only 22 calories, and a large one – 33. They have a lot of water, air and fiber, so when they get to the stomach, they occupy a large volume, which will also help in the fight against extra pounds.
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