Nancy Dell: Weight loss supplements; Iceberg lettuce benefits 1. Do any supplements help with weight loss? Which is best?Casey, Internet Many supplements claim to help with weight loss. You may have heard of ephedra, garcinia, raspberry ketones, L-carnitine and pyruvate to name a few. Consumerlab reviewed the research on 19 ingredients found in supplements and found the evidence for most weight loss supplements is not very strong. Plus many are stimulants that can raise blood pressure which can increase your risk of a stroke. The one ingredient that may have a small benefit with no side effects is glucomannan. It is a fiber that expands in the gut so you feel fuller and eat less. However, rather than taking a supplement, you could use high fiber vegetables and fluid to help you eat less. Drink 2 cups of water or unsweetened tea before each meal. Fill half your plate with salad, roasted vegetables, zucchini noodles, or find a new recipe for vegetables online or in your favorite cookbook. A good study published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows people who eat more vegetables and fruits lose more weight. To make zucchini noodles, you take a peeler and cut the zucchini into noodles. Sprinkle with a little cheese or some nutritional yeast seasoning that tastes like cheese and fill up for few calories. 2. I only like iceberg lettuce but people say it has little nutritional value. Is that true? Abby, Internet Iceberg lettuce gets a bad reputation because darker lettuces do have more nutritional value. However, iceberg lettuce is still a great food. Recently the Centers for Disease Control ranked fruits and vegetables comparing the nutrients you get for the calories they have. Because iceberg lettuce is so low in calories and provides a reasonable level of nutrients for those calories, iceberg ranked higher than sweet potato, oranges, blackberries, and strawberries. So feel good about eating salad even when it is made with iceberg lettuce.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:55:23 +0000
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