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Negative Calorie Food

Is there really any food which has zero calorie in it ? Well, in our diet,all food contain some amount of calorie, its just that it needs more calorie for its break down

There is still not any scientific evidence proving this.

There are some low nutrient and high cellulose food like cabbage,beets,celery which consumes slightly more energy to digest it than it nutritionally provide to the body.

These type of food generally consumed for weight loss program. Thus relieves the hunger without intake of calorie.

But these type of food for long term diet may result in malnutrition.

There are some effective … Continue Reading

Food craving - An insight

Whenever we see chocolates, pizzas, icecream … We exclaim “That’s what i was looking for -Oh i am so hungry”. But , is that really so? Are we really hungry? Or our mind is sending the wrong signals?

According to Debra Zellner, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Montclair State University in New Jersey, your mind is what’s raising the craving alarm.

Anatomy of a craving

Zellner’s research on how we think about food has led her to the conclusion that our habits, rather than a biological need, play the major role in our food cravings. In one study, she gave women … Continue Reading