Ezfit - Sweet Potatoes Help Weight Loss

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SWEET POTATOES HELP WEIGHT LOSS
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A vegetable diet has always been a well-known and
a highly recommended diet-strategy for people
striving to achieve weight loss. The reason for
vegetables being considered optimum for
weight-loss is because they contain an ample
amount of fiber and water apart from being low in
calories. One of the best vegetables that aid
weight-loss is sweet potato. Lets see how it
helps. RICH IN FIBER Studies reveal that most
people consume the same amount of food every day.
Dietary-fiber being bulky fills your tummy easily
as it takes a lot of space in it. Hence you can
feel full on just few calories. Also fibers take
a long time to get digested thus preventing
overeating, high calorie intake and potential
weight-gain. HIGH IN WATER Water can make you
lose extra pounds. Just like fiber water takes up
a lot of room in your stomach thus preventing
binge-eating and snacking between meals.
Therefore water being associated with appetite
reduction and higher burning of calories can lead
to losing of weight. Sweet potatoes are rich in
its water content.
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LOW IN CALORIE Low calories are extremely
important if your aim is to reduce. Sweet
potatoes contain just 100 calories per serving
compared to usual potatoes that contain 500
calories per serving. OTHER BENEFITS OF SWEET
POTATOES Sweet potatoes are abundant in Vitamin
B6, thus preventing heart attacks Vitamin C,
thus maintaining immunity and youthfulness in
skin Vitamin D, promoting energy levels and
moods and building of organs and glands iron,
helping in immunity, blood-cell production,
stress reduction and many more potassium,
regulating heart-beats and nerve signals
magnesium-an anti-stress agent and many more
useful things. HOW CAN IT BE TAKEN? There are
lots of ways sweet potatoes can be eaten like
wedges, casseroles, soup, knot-rolls,
grilled-fries, quesadillas, pudding, chips and
many more. Happy dieting!
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Author Vanan is an accredited professional of
fitness and nutrition, from Ezfit Singapore.