Aug 12, Fat Burning Foods - Negative Calorie Foods

You've obviously heard about fat burning foods at some point whilst dieting, but do you actually know much about it? Can fat burner foods make you slimmer or is it just another cult?

Keep reading and you'll find out! Plus, keep reading for two tables of examples of fat burning foods.

What are fat burning foods?

Certain foods are considered as fat burners if they accelerate your body's ability to burn fat, either directly or indirectly. There are two main types of fat burning foods:

So can fat burning foods make you slimmer or is it just another cult?

In my opinion, through research, I and many other people would recommend eating fat burning foods whether you want to slim down or tone your muscles.

Obviously the techniques for each are slightly different but in either instance fat burning foods can increase your metabolism with a healthy balanced diet.

If you are new to fat burning foods, absorb the information on this page and consult your doctor/dietician to see if this is a viable option for your weight control.

Incorporating fat burning foods into your diet is simple if you follow a healthy balanced diet. All you have to do is understand how they work and eat these fat burners over the less effectives types currently in your diet.

So this page is a good place to start.

But, if you are more interested in learning about weight control, click here for the Weight Control page.

Negative Calorie Foods

This is a simple concept . If a food provides you with less energy than it takes to digest it, the food is classed as a negative calorie food.

Your body has to burn some of its fat reserves to digest these foods which is why they are classed as fat burning foods.

Foods with negative calories directly burn fat.

Whilst the amount of energy your body requires to digest and absorb food varies from person to person, there are typical guidelines for negative calorie foods.

Typical examples of negative calorie foods

Raw/natural vegetables, fruits and nuts are typical negative calorie foods. So as long as you eat the raw or natural types they can indeed make you slimmer with a healthy balanced diet.

You can learn what a healthy balanced diet means here on the Healthy Diet page.

REMEMBER only natural types that are eaten raw or lightly cooked provide slimming benefits. Most canned/tinned or dried fruits are NOT negative calorie foods.

It's okay to lightly cook (or preferably steam) fruits, nuts and vegetables but overcooking or adding any unnecessary fats or sugars will not only tarnish their negative calories but raise the GI of the food.

Most foods with negative calories also have a low - medium GI, a great benefit for diabetics so it would be a shame to waste that.

Other benefits of negative calorie foods

Examples of Negative Calorie Foods:

Below is a table of Negative calorie foods. It's detailed yet not exhaustive but contains most of the typical foods commonly eaten.

Fat Burning Foods - Negative Calorie Foods -apples -apricots -bananas- Berries (Black, Boysen, Rasp etc.) -cherries- Citric Fruit (Oranges, Grapefruit, Lemons etc.) -Currants (Black, Red, White etc.) -damsons -figs- grapes -greengages -Tropical Fruit (Kiwi, Pineapple, Guava, Papaya etc.) - pears- peaches- satsumas- star fruit-asparagus -aubergine (eggplant) -beetroot -broccoli -brussel sprouts -cabbage -carrots -cauliflower -celeriac -celery -chicory -Chinese Cabbage (Pak Choi, Bok Choi etc.) -endive -globe artichokes -green beans -Leafy Vegetables (Lettuce, Fresh Herbs, Watercress etc.) -leeks -mangetouts (snow peas) -onions -seaweed -Sprouting Vegetables (Alfalfa, cress, raddish etc.) -squash -swede -tomatoes -turnips
(Unsalted & Unroasted) Nuts and their oils
More info-almonds -Barcelona nuts -Brazils -chestnuts -coconuts -filberts -halzelnuts -macadania -peanuts -pine nuts -pistachios -walnutsThermogenic Protein Foods - Something to do with heat right? Yep. Thermogenic foods aid fat burning by giving off heat during digestion.

Most foods are thermogenic but like negative calorie foods some types of thermogenic foods are more beneficial fat burners than others.

This is an indirect type of fat burning.

When I say thermogenesis i'm not talking about eating herbs and spices that "magically" increase your metabolism.

There's a lot of fad info on thermogenic food (like they cayenne pepper diet) so be cautious when doing further research.

As always it is important to have a healthy, balanced diet, but if you incorporate fat burning foods into that diet, its effects can be additionally beneficial for diabetics.

Why Thermogenic Protein Foods?

I said earlier that all foods are thermogenic but protein rich foods have a much higher effect than that of fat and carbohydrates.

Also, protein foods are beneficial to diabetics as it can sharpen your insulin sensitivity, giving you more control over your diabetes.

Typical examples of Thermogenic Protein Foods

The best types are lean meat, fish and eggs but also include vegetarian options like cheese and soya products.

You can learn more about the benefits and guidelines for each food type on the Food Groups page here.

Other benefits of Thermogenic Protein Foods

Examples of Thermogenic Protein Foods:

Below is a table of thermogenic protein foods. It's detailed yet not exhaustive but contains most of the typical foods commonly eaten.

Fat Burning Foods - Thermogenic Protein Foods-Beef -Pork -Lamb -Veal -Venison -Rabbit -Hare -Offal- Chicken -Turkey -Pheasant -Grouse -Guinea fowl-Cod -Haddock -Plaice -Sole -Coley -Whiting -Mackeral -Trout -Red Salmon-Scallops -Shrimp -Prawns -Lobster -Crab -Scampi -Cockles -Mussels -Winkles -Whelks -AbaloneCheese - but watch the trans/saturated fat content!
More info-Free Range and Organic eggs are the best for quality, nutrition and taste. Battery farmed and (even worse) caged eggs are strongly unrecommended but if you're on a tight budget go for barn eggs.

Type 2 Diabetes - Can Low Calorie Diets Help Diabetes?

Anyone diagnosed as having Type 2 diabetes is aware they need to eat sensibly, avoid fatty foods and excess carbs, and consume a balanced diet of the right amounts of protein, fruits and vegetables. As easy as that might sound in theory, it is often nearly impossible for many diabetics. As a result, some have resorted to simply limiting their caloric intake as a way of managing what they put into their bodies. But is a reduced calorie diet the way to go?

If a diabetic is overweight, it is typical for their doctor to put them on a reduced calorie diet so the diabetic can lose some of their excess weight, especially weight around the abdominal area known as belly fat. A specific type of belly fat, visceral fat, is the main culprit where insulin resistance is concerned. Since extra weight directly affects the severity of Type 2 diabetes, removing weight in the form of subcutaneous fat as well as visceral fat, can only help.

But some diabetics are taking measures to the extreme and implementing their own low calorie diets, consuming somewhere around 600 to 700 calories (2520 to 2940 kilojoules) per day.

In order to promote healthy weight loss: a typical calorie restriction will put a female at around 1,000 to 1,200 calories (4,200 to 5,040 kilojoules) per day, and a man between 1,200 and 1,600 (5,040 to 6,720 kilojoules). These plans accomplish two distinct purposes:

it forces a person to only eat balanced meals for fear they will not get enough food.it also forces their bodies to dig into fat storage to find the additional fuel their body needs.

If a diabetic follows a 700 calorie (2940 kilojoules) per day plan, they cannot afford to indulge in foods that are high in fat or carbs. If they do, their calorie or kilojoule limit will be reached before the end of the day and they will be persistently hungry.

Limiting calories can be safely accomplished if it is done correctly and the diabetic can still have plenty of food available to them. Even with the success of these plans, many diabetics simply don't, or won't, follow them because they lack the willpower to maintain them. These plans don't allow for cheating or indulging in unhealthy choices.

If a person with Type 2 diabetes follows a low calorie eating plan, they should make their selections based on the glycemic index. This ensures their calorie count remains low while still receiving the benefits of the right food choices as it pertains to Type 2 diabetes.

Before starting such a plan:

consult with your doctor to make sure that you are cleared to follow a low calorie diet. Even so, there will be an adjustment period as your body becomes acclimated to a different type of food.make sure that you set realistic goals in your weight loss.hold off exercising until your body becomes used to the reduced food intake.

All weight-loss diets require time, thought, and effort to learn and implement. If you aim for a particular number of calories each day, a knowledge of serving portions and the caloric values of foods give you all the information you need to plan your meals. As you plan you need to add these numbers until they reach 1200 calories (5040 kilojoules) per day or whatever goal you have developed with your dietitian or nutritionist. Then you need the discipline to shop correctly and stick with your eating plan!

Always use moderation and common sense in your diet.

To discover answers to questions you may be asking yourself about Type 2 Diabetes, click on this link... Natural Diabetes Treatments

Oct 7, Free Calorie Counter - Diabetes Calorie Counters

The free calorie counter page is a fun and easy way to be counting calories. From calories in food, to the sugars in drinks, to calories burned during an exercise routine you'll find it on this page.

Below are some free calorie counters that can help you create and manage a diabetes food diary by counting your calories burned vs. calories eaten in food.

Blood Glucose Level Calculator

Do you get confused between mg/dl and mmol/l? Use the gadget below to convert your blood sugar levels to and from mg/dl (MilliGram per DeciLiter) and mmol/l (MilliMoles per Liter).

The Vitamin Nutrients Wheel

A fun little gadget to help you understand the benefits of vitamin nutrients.

The Vitamin Nutrients Wheel will give you you a brief outline of the Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts that contain the vitamin nutrients that you clicked on, whilst giving you the benefit of each nutrient.

Whilst not as comprehensive as the Vitamins and Minerals page, this nifty gadget should put the fun back into knowing your Vitamin A to your Vitamin K!

Fitness Intensity Calculator:

Once you've entered your sex, age and weight (in lbs or kg) choose your fitness activity in the category section and then a more specific type of exercise in the type section.

After filling in the other columns, it will then give you the calories burned during your fitness activity, making it easier to manage and create a food diary.

Don't like pounds? Neither do I unless it's Pounds Sterling :^)Use the Unit Converter below and select weight from the drop menu, to convert. Calories in food - Using the Food label Database

This works in a very similar way to the GI/GL Database. Want to access the Glycemic Index Database? Access the GI/GL database here.

This gadget has a huge database of foods. Amazingly, it will give you the food label for the food you typed in! Giving you the calories in food, cholesterol level, fat content, carbohydrate count and more...

To brush up on your food label reading skills and a glossary of food terms, head to the food label page here.

NEW!!! - Your Personal GDA/RDA Calculator

You probably know by now that on average Women need to eat 2000kcal per day and Men need 2500kcal per day, but what if you don't fall into that band? No I'm not calling you a hermaphrodite :^)

You may need to eat more or less than the average RDA's for Men or Women and this gadget can show you your GDA/RDA (Guideline Daily Amounts/Recommended Daily Allowance) making it personalised to your needs.

To use it simply select your calories goal at the top, then customise the next columns with how much food you eat from each of the 5 Main Food Groups. The gadget will then show you your total calorie intake so that you can create targeted goals based on your needs!

Have an iPhone? Tap and Track!

Tap and track is an iphone application that gives you the ability to track calories in food as well as calories burned during exercise.

It's basically like each free calorie counter on this page rolled into one on your iphone!

To learn more about the app and how you can get a hold of one, click here.

Any suggestions?

If you have any suggestions or calorie counting gadgets that you would like me to add let me know! Click here to send me your suggestions.

These calorie counters are the best ones I have found based on simplicity and their accuracy. Just note, the calorie counters cannot substitute advice from a medical professional.