Foods that contribute to belly fat
Foods that contribute to belly fat
Do a quick search on the Internet and you will find several forums of people talking about what causes belly fat. The answers range from the funny “anything I like to eat,” to the serious with break downs on the number of sugars in certain foods. Alcohol always gets the instant blame in these groups and it can be a major contender for the top of the list. However, most people realize that alcohol is a huge “no-no” in the fight against belly fat. The focus here is the food items you can avoid to help cut the belly fat out. The first thing you should know is don’t worry, most likely you won’t have to stop eating everything you like. Sadly though, there are several things most people like that should be at least drastically reduced. The major problem areas in a nutshell are white flour items, and foods with refined sugar. The white flour used to make causes such items as bread to be quickly digested into sugars. These extra sugars then overwhelm the body and are quickly turned into glucose. The body suddenly has excess glucose and no need for extra energy to burn off. Keep in mind with white flour this entire process can happen in four to six minutes. The body has excess glucose and thus excess energy and there is no sign of a need to burn it anytime soon. The result is the body decides to store these items. You can imagine where they get stored. The body determines that the best storage area, and the most accessible when it needs energy, is the belly. The body ends up stockpiling fat into the belly just in case that energy is needed later. If white flour is converted into sugar and then the excess sugar becomes glucose, you can imagine what happens with refined sugars. The process of converting these into sugars is already done before it enters the body. The result is excess sugar converted to glucose and you know from the above what happens to that. The foods that make up these two dangerous food item lists can be extensive. The list is endless, starting with bread, of things made with white flour. Looking at the things made with refined sugars gets a little closer to home for most people. The list starts something like this: cookies, cake, candy bars, donuts, candy in general, chocolate, and on it goes. You do not have to drop all this food out of the diet, but with all things remember the saying about drinking alcohol in moderation should also apply to white flour items and refined sugar items (in moderation).
