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	Superfoods To Weight Loss

Want to lose weight? If you want to succeed, then include these Superfoods in your diet to get the weight loss you have dreamt about.

Ensure you include as many of these foods as you can everyday to increase your metabolism fat burning furnace.

Fruit: Fruits are rich in antioxidants that prevent disease and possess flavonoids. Flavonoids improve eyesight and coordination. The dark colored fruits are also rich in fiber and strengthen your immune system.

* Raspberries * Blueberries, * Blackberries * Guava (rich source of lycopene) * Goji Berries * Dried Plums

Nuts: Excellent source of fiber, phytoestrogens, vitamin B6, niacin, magnesium, healthy monounsaturated fats, and protein. These nuts lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and retain the health of blood vessels.

* Almonds * Walnuts * Cashews * Brazil Nuts * Hazelnuts
Bean/Lentils: Beans are excellent source of protein and fiber besides being low in calories. They steady blood sugars and give isoflavones that are responsible in averting specific types of cancers and heart disease.

* Legumes (chickpeas, lima beans, lentils, dry beans) * Black Beans, * Red Beans
Oils: Especially Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It is a heart friendly fat that reduces LDL (bad) cholesterol. It has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It also helps in regulating cravings.

Fish: Fish possesses the powerful Omega 3 fatty acid. It is potent in a beneficial way. It aids your body in storing less fat and converting fat to energy. It is an excellent anti-inflammatory and wonderful brain food. The ADA advises you take 1.5-3gms of Omega 3 fats daily. A serving of the options below will give about 4 gms of Omega 3 fats.

* Salmon * Tuna * Mackerel

Vegetables: A multitude of colors is the secret here. E.g. carrots are excellent source of beta carotene that can lower the danger of cancer, tomato has lycopene another potent anti-oxidant that lowers the risk of cancer.

Dark green leafy vegetables like spinach contain carotenoids that boost your immune system and are rich in vitamins and minerals. Other powerful vegetables are broccoli, cauliflower, kale and other cruciferous vegetables, having cancer fighting properties and a rich source of fiber that helps weight loss.

Accepted vegetables: * Carrots * Tomato * Broccoli * Kale * Spinach * Cauliflower * Beets * Cabbage * Swiss Chard * Purslane

Green Tea: This non-caffeinated drink is great for you and research shows that green tea can be one of the most powerful disease combating drinks you can have. It is rich high in antioxidants and scientists have proved it has lowered cancer in people by as much 60%. It really slows the development of cancer cells. Studies revealed that it lowers total cholesterol levels and raise the ratio of HDL (good) cholesterol to LDL (bad) cholesterol.

These are just few of the diseases alleviated by drinking green tea:

* cancer * rheumatoid arthritis * high cholesterol levels * cardiovascular disease * infection * damaged immune function

Some research also indicates that drinking green tea offers benefits to those looking to shed weight. Researchers proved that those who drank caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those who drank caffeine or a placebo. More studies are being undertaken to check if this is correct, but till now it looks promising.

If you can eat the maximum number of superfoods everyday, you will be operating in the topmost efficiency and maximum calories to enhance the fat burning furnace known as metabolism.

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