What Food? Less Food! Maybe Change Food!

So many of my clients want to know what to eat to lose weight.
The first point I fell needs to be made is that losing weight generally requires eating less food than required, and as a result, they shouldn't always focus on WHAT to eat, but more importantly on How Much they should be eating!

Remember, we can all still gain weight by eating more calories, whether those calories come from junk foods or health foods. Calories are still calories after all.

If however, I would have to choose a food type which would probably help a little more, then it would have to be a complete protein food source. The reason is because protein requires more energy to digest completely, plus, for protein to be used as an energy source by the cells it must first be converted into sugar by the liver. This again costs the body more energy for the process.

A huge amount of protein must also be used for its other needs, such as growth and maintenance of skin, nails, hair, muscles and antibodies. This is yet another positive effect as less excess protein would be available for fat storage.
These benefits are one of the reason why the low carbohydrate diet/ high protein diet are still popular with many dieters. They do have some benefits but generally high protein diets have far too many health drawbacks to be used as a consistent diet regime.

Although, it must be remembered that many protein sources are from animal origin and thus tend to potentially have high animal fats and thus calories. This is the reason for choosing the leaner prepared sources of animal protein foods.
Also, one should always be aware of their own potential for eating different types of food sources. Some people may not be able to eat high amounts of protein foods or single foods due to an intolerance to a particular food. You should always check with a dietitian before changing your diet!