By Diet Kundali
Surprise: Everyone has some belly fat, even people who have flat abs. That's normal. But too much belly fat can affect your health in a way that other fat doesn't. Some of your fat is right under your skin. Other fat is deeper inside, around your heart, lungs, liver, and other organs. It's that deeper fat -- called "visceral" fat -that may be the bigger problem, even for thin people.
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Thin People Have It, Too Even if you're thin, you can still have too much visceral fat. How much you have is partly about your genes, and partly about your lifestyle, especially how active you are. Visceral fat likes inactivity. In one study, thin people who watched their diets but didn't exercise were more likely to have too much visceral fat. The key is to be active, no matter what size you are. www.dietkundali.com
Steps for Beating Belly Fat There are four keys to controlling belly fat: • exercise • diet • sleep • stress management.
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1. Exercise
2. Diet
Almonds • This tiny food is not only rich in skin-boosting vitamin E and protein, but their richness in fiber content helps you to stay full for a longer duration. Even though they are slightly high in calories but that will not contribute to belly fat, so keep swapping a handful of almonds as snacks to curb your hunger.
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Apples • Apples are packed with fiber, which makes your belly feel full. Thus, avoiding over eating; besides it also fills your body with maximum nutrients.
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Avocado • This is a truly magic fruit, due to their richness in various vital nutrients. Avocado is rich in fiber, which helps to keep hunger at bay and the presence of monounsaturated fatty acids helps to burn belly fat easily.
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Cucumber • Cucumber is an extremely refreshing and low-calorie food. They contain approximately 96 percent water content, which makes it a cooling food. One full cucumber contains just 45 calories, making it sexy stomach food. www.dietkundali.com
Green leafy vegetable • Want to get a flat tummy instantly? Then fill for plate with green leafy vegetables. All types of green leafy vegetables are extremely low in calories, full of fiber and offer several vital vitamins and minerals that help to ease water retention without causing the bloating and tummy discomfort.
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Beans • Consuming beans on a regular basis helps to get rid of the body fat, develop body muscles and improves digestion. Beans also help to feel full for a longer duration, thus avoiding over indulgence. Add beans to your diet, if you want your middle to be sexy and firm.
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Watermelon • The name says it all - this giant fruit contains 82 percent water, which helps to keep you full for a longer duration and also removes excess sodium present in the body. This super sweet fruit, is also rich in vitamin C and contains barely 100 calories in one cup. So start eating this delicious fruit as a snack, if you wish to have a body like your favourite celeb.
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Say yes to whole grains • The waistlines of middleaged people who ate white bread and other white carbohydrates expanded three times more than those who ate whole meal foods, according to an American research. www.dietkundali.com
See fish as your belly • Fish is a great source of the protein leptin, which acts like a hormone in the body and controls your appetite so you don't overeat. Oily fish such as salmon contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are potent wrinkle-fighters at any age. In fact, the 'fish facelift diet' was created as a result of this.
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Bacteria buddies • After you turn 35, levels of friendly gut bacteria drop significantly, leaving you at an increased risk of sluggish digestion and bloating. To combat this, have a probiotic drink or yoghurt every day.
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Ditch the biscuit • For every decade you age once you turn 30, your body needs around one per cent fewer calories. The good news is you can easily drop these calories just by stopping your mid-morning biscuits or not having that extra slice of toast. www.dietkundali.com
Go easy on the booze • Reduce your alcohol intake to a small glass of red wine with dinner at weekends only. Not only is booze brimming with calories, drinking too much alcohol dehydrates skin and can age you prematurely.
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Stop skipping meals • This is a habit women tend to hang on to all their life, but you can get away with it in your 20s. In your 30s and 40s, all those decades of emergency dieting will have slowed your metabolism down permanently, making it tough to stay slim. Never go without food for more than three hours.
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Slash your salt intake • Too much salt is bad for your body, as it causes water retention, leaving you heavy and sluggish. Besides, with age, the body's ability to shift excess fluid also slows down. Cutting down salt will decrease this bloating. Beware of hidden sources of salt — often found in ready meals, soups and bread.
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3.Sleep
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4. Stress
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