As many of the health-conscious diners are searching for slimming diets in either Atkins or South Beach, there are whole foods, which can be taken with a balanced diet to stay slim or for slimming down. An article in the Mirror lists down top 10 slimming foods and they are as follows:
1. Brown Rice – This whole food is reported to make you slim as it is with 71 percent of water and only 0.9 gms of fats.
2. Grapefruit – Latest research on the grapefruit juice shows that it aids in weight loss, as the pectin present in the grapefruit juice helps in breakdown of fats.
3. Red Grapes – The potent antioxidants present in the red grapes helps in the breakdown of fats.
4. Cucumbers – Facts provide that cucumber being a negative calorie food, need the fats from the body to digest cucumbers, thereby aiding weight loss.
5. Pomegranates – Pomegranate juice being rich in antioxidants is taken after exercise, but there is no scientific evidence showing that it helps in the breakdown of fats.
6. Adzuki Beans – These beans are reportedly low in fat and therefore can be considered as a substitute to calorific proteins.
7. Broccoli – Oft-reported as a cancer preventive, this vegetable is proven to breakdown the fats in the fat cells themselves.
8. Apples – Apples detoxify the liver and therefore burn the fat storage in the body.
9. Cherries – They are naturally low in calories and facts provide that they have a high content of water.
10. Oats – Research claims that oats have complex carbs and low calories and it helps in the absorption of cholesterol in the body.
Via: Mirror
