1. What kind of starchy food can reduce weight?
1. Brown rice: (Whole grain starch) Compared with white rice, brown rice contains more nutrients, including B vitamins, vitamin E, vitamin K and dietary fiber. Studies have found that replacing white rice with brown rice can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Brown rice contains lignans. A British study found that women who eat foods rich in lignans after menopause have lower body fat and body mass index.
2. Yam (rhizome starch): protein is high in content, but low in fat, and water-soluble fiber also brings satiety, which is a good choice for people who are not easy to get fat. The biggest feature of yam is that it contains mucin, which can prevent cardiovascular fat accumulation and help the stomach digest and absorb.
3. Lotus root (rhizome starch): Lotus root is a good health care product of traditional Chinese medicine. Raw lotus root tastes sweet and cold, and can clear away heat, promote fluid production, cool blood, stop bleeding and dissipate blood stasis. Suitable for people with dry mouth and big anger. After cooking, the sex changes from cold to warm, and it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, invigorating qi and nourishing blood, and stopping diarrhea. Suitable for people with weak stomach and indigestion.
4. Coix seed (miscellaneous grain starch): Coix seed has the function of lowering blood fat and blood sugar, while unrefined Coix seed retains more nutrients, including B vitamins and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron and potassium. Taiwan Province Provincial University found that barley seeds can regulate immune function and have antiallergic effect.
5. Corn (miscellaneous grain starch): rich in vitamin B6 and nicotinic acid, it can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and accelerate defecation metabolism. Zeaxanthin and lutein in corn are powerful antioxidants, which can accumulate in macula of eyes, absorb harmful blue light in light and protect retina.
6. Mung bean (miscellaneous grain starch): Although it is called "bean", it actually belongs to starchy food. Rich in dietary fiber, it can lower cholesterol, help gastrointestinal peristalsis and promote defecation.
7. Taro (rhizome starch): rich in dietary fiber, it can adsorb cholic acid, accelerate cholesterol metabolism and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. Potassium content is higher than other root foods, which helps the body to excrete excess sodium and lower blood pressure.
These foods are often seen in restaurants. If you can't cook it yourself, and you're afraid it won't taste good, you can go to a restaurant to eat some of this kind of food, but you don't mind eating more in the restaurant. It's best to learn to do it yourself.
2. What foods help to lose weight?
1, hawthorn: It mainly contains maslinic acid, citric acid, lipoic acid, vitamin C, flavonoids, carbohydrates and other ingredients, and has the functions of dilating blood vessels, improving microcirculation, lowering blood pressure, promoting cholesterol excretion and lowering blood lipid. Hawthorn is an acidic food, which should not be eaten on an empty stomach or for a long time. It's best to eat after meals.
2. Apple: A foreign study shows that eating an apple a day can reduce the death risk of coronary heart disease by half, which is attributed to the flavonoids contained in apples. Flavonoids are natural antioxidants, which play an anti-atherosclerosis role by inhibiting the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein. In addition, pectin in apples can also reduce cholesterol levels, so it is beneficial to prevent atherosclerosis. Although the causes of obesity mostly vary from person to person, in the view of Chinese medicine, obesity is caused by liver-water imbalance, spleen-stomach transport, stagnant water and dampness, and cessation of phlegm and fat. Therefore, we should start with diet therapy and adjust our internal functions.
3, cucumber: crisp and delicious, with the effect of clearing heat, quenching thirst and diuresis. The cellulose it contains can promote the intestinal discharge of food waste residue, thus reducing the absorption of cholesterol. Cucumber also contains a substance called "propanol diacid", which can inhibit the transformation of sugar into fat in the body, and has the functions of losing weight and regulating lipid metabolism.
4, eggplant: contains a variety of vitamins, especially purple eggplant contains more vitamin P, which can enhance cell adhesion and improve microvascular elasticity. Medical research shows that eggplant can reduce cholesterol and prevent vascular injury caused by hyperlipidemia, and can be used as an adjuvant treatment for diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis.
5, mung bean: a good summer effect, with the role of lowering blood fat, protecting the heart, preventing and treating coronary heart disease. Animal experiments show that mung bean can effectively reduce serum cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein, and obviously alleviate coronary atherosclerosis. Clinical practice has also proved that patients with hyperlipidemia eat mung beans in moderation every day, which has obvious cholesterol lowering effect.
6, mushrooms: with digestion, degreasing, blood pressure and other effects. The cellulose contained in it can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, prevent constipation and reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine. Lentinus edodes also contains nucleic acids such as lentinan, which can promote cholesterol decomposition. Eating mushrooms regularly can reduce total cholesterol and triglycerides.