A range of food categories can make a difference. Beyond their caloric intake, certain foods act on important parameters in weight management:
– the mechanisms of satiety (fibers…),
– the bioavailability of nutrients (nut lipids, etc.)
– metabolic effects (sugars and abdominal obesity, etc.).
A German team (Heinrich Heine University) has combined the results of around forty large-scale studies to assess the role of different food groups in weight gain or loss.
Foods that make you lose weight
• Whole grains. A 7% reduction in the risk of overweight is observed for every 30 g per day. This amount is associated with a 9% decrease in the risk of weight gain over the years, but there is no additional effect beyond 50g/day.
• The fruits. For 100 g / day, the risk of excess weight is reduced by 7%, while the risk of weight gain over time is reduced by 9% per 100 g / day as well (no additional effect at above 300 g/day).
• Nuts. The risk of abdominal obesity is significantly reduced with 28 g/day, and a reduction in the risk of overweight is observed with 10 g/day (the effect is less clear beyond this).
• Legumes. They are associated with a 12% reduction in the risk of overweight per 50 g / day.
• Fish. The risk of abdominal obesity decreases linearly until it reaches a plateau from 40 g/day: the drop in risk then reaches 17%.
Foods that make you gain weight
• Refined grains. They are associated with overweight and obesity, with an increased risk of 5% per 30 g/day, knowing that this increase starts from 90 g/day.
• Red meat. Per 100g/day, it is associated with a 10% increased risk of abdominal obesity and a 14% increased risk of weight gain over time.
• Sugary drinks. For a quantity of 25 cl / day, they are associated with the risk of overweight and obesity (+ 5%) and abdominal obesity (+ 12%). For the latter, the risk increases significantly up to 30 cl / day, then continues to increase but more weakly.
These results put into perspective the major food categories with a view to preventing overweight and weight loss. If we can eat everything, it is better to consume a little more of this, and less of that.
* At press health we strive to transmit medical knowledge in a language accessible to all. In NO CASE can the information given replace medical advice. [HighProtein-Foods.com]
