Low Calorie Foods and Weight
Loss
Do Low-Calorie Foods Really
Help to Control Weight
Yes. As part of a sensible
weight-control program - including diet, exercise and lifestyle changes
- low-calorie foods and beverages do help dieters control calories and
therefore lose weight. Dietitians and health professionals agree that
calorie-control is the key to losing weight. This means: burn more calories
than you consume, either by increasing physical activity or consuming
fewer calories or, ideally, both.
Calorie-Free Sweeteners
and Fat Replacers
Low-calorie foods and beverages
provide consumers an alternative to higher-calorie, sugar-sweetened products.
Recent weight loss studies support the effectiveness of low-calorie or
calorie-free sweeteners in controlling weight. Reduced-fat and reduced-calorie
foods made with fat replacers also assist calorie and weight control.
Fruit and Vegetables Still
the Best Low Calorie Foods
Non-caloric sweeteners and
fat replacers may be beneficial for calorie and weight control, but fruit
and vegetables are still the most effective and nutritious low-calorie
foods. Eat a minimum of 5 servings a day - and french fries don't count!
Calories Determine Weight
Loss
Carb restriction may be high-fashion,
but dietitians are increasingly reminding Americans that "calories
still count." All weight loss studies show that weight loss is not
possible in the absence of a calorie-deficit, meaning we need to consume
fewer calories than we expend. Period.
For calorie details of 2500
Foods, see Calories
in Foods
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