Such feelings are not surprising. Even the right diet food is not perfect. And even more so it concerns nutrition, which does not belong to the healthy and dietary category.
Products that frankly harm the appearance of your stomach can be divided into two categories. The former cause a temporary visual effect that passes after a few hours. They do not add extra pounds to your waist, but they can temporarily make it visually wider than it actually is. This is due to bloating or bursting, which occur after taking this food. The second category of products contributes to an increase in waist size on a long-term basis. It is rapidly transformed into fat, which is deposited in the belt area. This type of fat deposition even has its own name.
So, here is a priority list of simple and popular products that deprive us of a thin waist:
Too sweet to be useful, ice cream quickly raises blood glucose levels, forcing the pancreas to produce more insulin, which is needed for glucose processing. And the higher the insulin level, the less susceptible muscle cells become to it — the main «crematorium» of calories — and the more likely it is that insulin will carry glucose to fat cells, where it will be converted into new layers of fat. In general, this «plan B» uses insulin more often, the more simple carbohydrates you consume, and the less muscle tissue in your body.
Insulin, this worker, designed to remove excess sugar from the blood, initially tries to «attach» glucose molecules to muscle tissue cells. But the less susceptible they are to insulin (and it is you and your love of sweets that are to blame for this), and the fewer they are in your body, the fewer options insulin has. Fat cells are more responsive to its effects and will gladly host glucose, converting simple carbohydrates into fat deposits around your waist. Obesity, in which a person primarily disappears under a layer of fat waist and stomach, is called: insulin resistant. In the USA, according to various sources, this type of obesity is characteristic of 35% of overweight people.
Do you think these are all the disadvantages of an ice treat? Not at all. Like any extremely cold dairy product containing lactose, ice cream requires special conditions for digestion and often causes increased gas formation. So after a very short time, you may feel discomfort in the waist area.
These «low-fat» sweets are often recommended as treats for losing weight. The argument is simple: classic marshmallows and marshmallows are made without the use of fat and milk. That is, these products, although sweet, have zero percent fat content. For those who are on a balanced diet, it is an ideal treat. However, like any product containing sugar in significant quantities, marshmallows and marshmallows lead to a sharp jump in blood sugar, and then everything goes according to a well-known scenario: an increase in insulin levels, and a hasty attempt to «shove» excess glucose through the body, clearing the blood from it. Do you still think marshmallows are a good dessert for a slim waistline? In vain.
And, alas, marshmallows and marshmallows due to their composition are often the cause of bloating.
The usual white buns that we use for sandwiches or as a base for sandwiches are baked from 100% refined wheat flour. Such flour has no nutritional value for our body. The consumption of high-grade wheat flour pastries leads to an increase in blood sugar and insulin levels and contributes to the deposition of fat in the waist area. By the way, fresh yeast pastries also contribute to the increased formation of gases in the stomach.
If you can’t deny yourself the pleasure of eating a bun, give preference to baking from coarse flour.
The use of any water enriched with hydrocarbons leads to a temporary increase in the volume of the stomach due to the accumulation of gases from the drink in it. The effect of bursting to one degree or another can last from an hour to three. Of course, this is not critical, but if you are wearing a tight-fitting outfit or tight jeans, it is better to refrain from water with gases. Otherwise, the feeling of discomfort from clothes that are too tight at the waist is guaranteed to you.
Unlike ordinary water with gas, which causes immediate but short-term bloating, cola and its analogues increase the waist volume reliably and for a long time. Depending on the type of soda, it may contain sugar, corn syrup or other liquid sweetener. The high sugar content in liquid form instantly increases the level of insulin in the blood, and there is nothing left for him to do but evacuate excess glucose from the blood, urgently processing it into fat. Guess where this fat will be stored? That’s right: in the abdominal area.
Do not try to replace sweet soda with so-called «dietary» options. Diet coke and similar beverages contain artificial sweeteners instead of natural sources of sucrose. Perhaps they will not add wrinkles to your stomach, but they will not add health either, rather the opposite.
Commercial chips, French fries from fast food restaurants and other fast food, which we are used to snacking on during work breaks, or we throw into ourselves during friendly gatherings, often contain the most harmful type of fats – trans fats, which not only spoil the waistline, but are also carcinogens. Among other things, this type of fat causes inflammatory processes in the stomach. Which again doesn’t make him healthier. And to top it off, heavily fried food makes us drink more. So the feeling of heaviness in the stomach and discomfort after such a snack is guaranteed. It seems to have been eaten a little, and the belt on the jeans stubbornly presses on the rounded tummy.
Industrial sausages — all these semi-finished products convenient for busy people contain an indecent amount of saturated fats harmful to the body. In addition to the fact that they contribute to weight gain, saturated fats also often cause inflammatory processes in the stomach.
There is another reason to avoid eating sausage and sausages for those who care about the appearance of their stomach. These products contain excessive amounts of sodium, which is one of the well-known flavor enhancers (as part of food salt and other food additives). This is how manufacturers make you love their meat products and eat more than you should. What’s wrong with sodium? Its excess leads to fluid retention in the body and, as a result, to edema. For the same reason, your stomach will seem larger, and you will feel an unpleasant heaviness in your stomach after eating.
As a rule, such products contain alcoholic sugar substitutes, such as xylitol (xylitol), sorbitol (sorbitol), maltitol (maltitol). Since these sugar alcohols are only partially digested in the body, they are less caloric and have a lower glycemic index (that is, they do not lead to a sharp increase in the concentration of glucose in the blood). However, for the same reason, these alcohols can lead to such side effects from the gastrointestinal tract as bloating, increased gas formation and even diarrhea. As a result, your stomach will not look as flat as you would like after taking these sugar—free sweets.
Chewing gum has another unpleasant feature: in the process of chewing, you swallow air. Which also leads to excessive gas formation and bloating.
Purified white rice is easily digested, quickly increases the level of insulin in your body, and as a result, triggers the same chain reaction that leads to the deposition of fat on the waist. In addition, rice does not give you the necessary feeling of satiety. As a result, you are ready to eat more than you really need, increasing your calorie intake, and therefore your own weight.
A well-known fact: almost all types of cabbage in its raw form contribute to increased gas formation. With all the dietary content of this product, it should not be consumed on those days when you want your figure to look perfect. A salad of fresh cabbage and a tight outfit are not compatible things. From the bloating that occurs during the digestion of raw cabbage, even a perfectly inflated abdominal press will not save.
Tip: bloating can be avoided if you consume cabbage, having previously treated it thermally. During steam treatment, most of the useful substances will remain, and the cause of flatulence — coarse fiber — is destroyed.
