Belly Fat: 13 Nigerian Foods You Should Stay Off
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| A lot of our Nigerian meals are carbohydrate-based which in turn create fat in certain parts of our bodies that are rather difficult to eliminate. |
These foods are the real reasons why many
women (and men) now grow fat, have big belly, grow love handles, get
flabby “Christian mother” arms and have a huge waist line.
If you are concerned about gaining weight in these “problem areas,” then you should avoid the following foods:
1. Pounded Yam
2. Fufu
3. Garri
4. Starch
5. Rice
6. Bread (Agege & Sliced) 7. Excess Palm Oil based soup/stew
8. Biscuit
9. Soft Drinks
10. Fries
11. Alcohol
12. Flour Snacks from eateries (e.g. Meat pie)
13. Canned Foods & Bottled Drinks
Truth be told, our Nigerian foods (listed above) are extremely fatty. This is because they contain simple-to-digest, basic sugars that have little real value for your body. That is why they are referred to as simple carbohydrates.
We have been made to believe that eating fats or foods that contains fat are responsible for making us gain weight. This is not true. Carbohydrates are actually responsible for the fattening.
When you eat carbohydrates based food like rice or pounded yam, your body automatically releases a hormone called Insulin.
This insulin controls the level of sugar
(which is a by-product of carbohydrate) in our body by transporting the
excess sugar from the carbohydrate foods into the major organs like the
muscles, liver and then store the rest of it (excess) in your body fat
cells.
When it stores the excess sugar in your body
fat cells, that is exactly when you start seeing the manifestation in
the form of bulky thighs, big tummy,flabby arms and love handles.
The secretion of insulin in our body is a natural process which is needed to prevent your body from shutting down.
If insulin is not produced to take care of
the excess sugar (as a result of the carbohydrate in the Nigerian foods
we eat) in the body, this sugar (which is toxic) can damage some vital
organs, clog you arteries and block capillaries.
However, you should also know that
carbohydrate is very essential for energy production, long life and good
health, but that only applies to “good” carbohydrate.
While bad carbohydrates foods (like the 13
foods above) are referred to as simple carbs, the good carbohydrates are
referred to as complex carbohydrates.
Research shows that good carbohydrates increases energy naturally, induce fat burning and improve long-term health.
Below is a list of the 17 healthy carbohydrates you should eat instead:
1. Egg white
2. Potatoes
3. Whole grains
4. Citrus
5. Berries
6. Watermelon
7. Apples
8. Sweet potato
9. Nuts and legumes
10. Cereals
11. Dry fruits
12. Pizza
13. Banana
14. Wheat bread
15. Pasta
16. Green vegetables
17. Dairy products
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