All we know that citrus fruits are very healthy. They are said to have the power to fight life-threatening diseases such as cancer, obesity, and high cholesterol. In this post, I only write about the benefit of citrus fruits for weight loss: burn fat and suppress appetite.
Citrus Fruits help to burn fat
Citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, lemons, and limes contain high concentrations of Vitamin C (this is also called ascorbic acid). This Vitamin C has a fat burning quality.
Vitamin C reduces the effectiveness of fat. It reduces its content and can liquefy or dilute fat. By diluting the fat, it makes it less effective, and easier to flush out of your system. Vitamin C also works on cholesterol deposits. Vitamin C can help burn out the cholesterol, hence, making it difficult for cholesterol deposits to form in blood vessels.
Citrus Fruits suppress appetite
Appetite seems a vicious obstacle when you are on diet. Citrus Fruits are high in fiber and water content so that they provide a greater feeling of fullness. By that way, Citrus Fruits help to suppress the cravings beside other appetite suppressant (e.g. green tea, goji berries, hoodia etc).
Further more, Citrus Fruits have low GL (glycemic load) and GI (glycemic index) so they keep blood sugar levels more constant resulting in better appetite control. The lower the GI of a food, the more slowly it converts to blood sugar and the less likely it is to stimulate uncontrollable urges to eat empty calories. You may want to read my Glycemic Index In Brief.
Citrus Fruits have many health benefits especially for weight loss. You can find them without difficulty in the refrigerator in the kitchen. I have to say once again: "It's amazing!“ We can lose weight with things from kitchen. I have posts about garlic, apple, banana, and now is Citrus Fruits such as orange, lemon, lime etc.
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