The importance of a balanced diet is well known, perhaps, everything. But balanced diet involves not only the balance of protein, carbohydrates and fat, and the right balance of alkaline and acid products. This alkaline foods must prevail, otherwise the balance is disturbed, and it can lead to various diseases.

Fashion Theory

The relationship between the power of man and his health is undeniable. However, today there are many theories about proper nutrition. Scientists constantly study the food and make new discoveries in this field. First one, then another product announced almost a panacea for many diseases, but then in fashion other products, and have them considered miraculous.

Constantly there are new theories about healthy eating. Some of them are confirmed by scientists and others are gradually forgotten. The theory of the alkaline and acidic foods are only gaining popularity, so information about it quite contradictory.

The researchers observed that the cleavage products in the body, some give an acid reaction, and some - alkaline. The diet of modern man is particularly rich in products belonging to the first group. It is from this fact, many nutritionists have linked many internal diseases resulting from "souring" of the body.

Proponents of this theory is believed that the acidic reaction of the blood leads to the destruction of the internal organs, reduced enzyme activity, and even the appearance of tumors. There is swelling, slows down metabolism Improves metabolism and losing weight without dieting , There is a deficiency of a number of essential trace elements.

If the diet is dominated by alkaline products, the situation is quite different. The body is functioning perfectly, and youth and health persist into old age. Some even claim that alkaline foods protect against cancer, and the alkaline diet is effective not only for the prevention but also for the treatment of this terrible disease.

Opinion of doctors

How such a picture correspond to reality? The official medicine does not recognize the theory of "souring" of the body and does not consider alkaline foods universal remedy for all diseases. Not at the medical approval of the idea of ​​healing with the help of an alkaline diet cancer: self-cancer unacceptable diet can only be a supplement to current therapy.

At the same time, physicians recognize that a diet consisting essentially of alkaline products is healthy and well-balanced. Since the diet significantly reduced sweet and starchy foods as well as animal fats, on the alkaline diet can be easy to get rid of superfluous kilograms. However, be aware that the process of weight loss is unlikely to be fast, and the diet is designed for a lifetime, rather than some short time, after which you can go back to old habits.

Since the list of alkaline foods is dominated by vegetables and fruits, such a diet will certainly help to lose weight and maintain health. At the same time limiting the protein products of animal origin will be useful not for everyone. Before starting the diet is still not out of place will consult a doctor. The sharp change in diet - it is always stressful for the body, so it is desirable to gradually increase the share menu in alkaline foods, reducing oxidizing dishes.

Acid and alkaline foods: List

By acidic products include:

• All kinds of meat and fish. Especially harmful beef, pork and shellfish, and the most "harmless" venison and fish that live in cold waters;
• Cheese and ice cream. Slightly less harmful eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt;
• Beer, soft drinks, cocoa, coffee and tea;
• Wheat and all products made with white flour. Bread flour with bran, oats, buckwheat, rye and white rice have a less pronounced effect of acidifying;
• Peanuts and walnuts;
• Corn oil;
• Vegetables and fruits also may have acidifying effect. It is desirable to limit the diet various kinds of beans, peeled potatoes (regardless of method of preparation), rhubarb, spinach, heat-treated, prunes, cherries, blueberries Benefits and harms of blueberries: the health of the forest , Cranberries and a variety of jams, pickles and fruit drinks;
• Intense oxidizing action the artificial sweeteners and sugar (both white and brown). Processed honey and molasses are weaker.

All of these products in the diet should be as small as possible. At the same time there is no need to completely abandon them. You just need to follow the acid-alkaline balance. The best indicator of the correctness of the changes made to the menu will own body: limiting acidic foods leads to weight loss, increase energy, improve health in general.

• Fruit. Particularly useful are lemons, limes, grapefruit, papaya, mango and watermelon. Slightly less useful apples, pears, kiwi, figs, grapes, melons, figs, bananas Bananas: the benefits and harms health , Pineapples, peaches, oranges and cherries;
• Vegetables. It is best to give preference to the onions, garlic, parsley, broccoli, asparagus, pumpkin, green beans, celery, beets. Useful as carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, mushrooms, potatoes "in uniform";
• From sweets only raw honey and raw sugar have basified action, and that action is negligible. Therefore, sweet food is better not to abuse;
• You can eat soy milk products, goat cheese and whey Whey: the benefits and harms of waste ;
• From cereals should choose wild rice, quinoa, millet;
• Because vegetable oils are recommended flaxseed and canola.

Mandarin - everyone's favorite fruit of the citrus family, which can not only be a wonderful treat, but also a great help in the fight against excess weight. How Many Calories in Mandarin and why this fruit promotes weight loss?

Calorie mandarins

100 g tangerine contains 53 kcal, of which 47.7 kcal accounts for carbohydrates, 2.6 kcal fat and 2.7 - proteins. In addition, 100 g of tangerines are the source of 681 IU (international units) of vitamin A - is 14% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA), 26.7 mg of vitamin C - 44% RDA, 0.2 mg of vitamin E - 1% of the RDA, 0.1% thiamine - 4 % RDA, 1.8 grams of dietary fiber - 7% of the RDN, 16 mcg of folic acid - 4% RDA, 37 mg of calcium - 4% RDA, 166 mg of potassium - 5% of RDA,

How many calories in a tangerine? The answer to this question depends of course on the size of the fruit. Small Mandarin weighing 70-80 g contains on average 40.3 kcal; Mandarin average weight of from 80 to 100 g, contained approximately 47 kcal, and in the large mandarin, weighing about 120 g - 64 kcal. Just one large tangerine is the source of 32 g of vitamin C - more than half the daily norm, and 817 micrograms of vitamin A, which is about 16% of the RDA.

Mandarins - source of negative calories?

On the concept of the so-called negative calories in different materials, on the theme of the fight against excess weight, began to speak for a long time. The list of negative calorie foods Foods with negative calorie - Power Saving   and often include Mandarin, making it even more popular among fruit slimming.

A special kind of calories that are called negative-calorie, does not exist. Products with negative calorie foods are called, which contains fewer calories than required for their processing. In other words, these products are - theoretically - can lead to weight gain, and even able to help a person lose weight. Based on the theory of negative calorie diets were created many, and among them there are a variety of tangerine diet. However, this theory have nutritionists raises serious doubts. They stress that is not scientifically proven that there are indeed foods that contain fewer calories than they spent on digestion, and the choice of method of weight loss is best to rely on proven methods.

On the other hand, it is estimated that the majority of the processing of vegetables and fruit is medium in size, including tangerines, it takes about eighty calories. As mentioned above, an average of mandarin contains slightly more calories than forty - two times less than it takes to recycle. It is possible on this basis to conclude that after each mandarin eaten body burns additional 40 kcal, which it receives from the subcutaneous fat? You can not - if it were that simple, the researchers no longer have had doubts about the theory of negative calories. In practice, then, how many calories the body consumes a particular individual depends on the metabolic status of the digestive system, and many other factors.

Mandarin can still help lose weight

Although the question of the negative calorie mandarin remains open, there is no doubt that they are low-calorie fruit, which can and should be included in the diet for weight loss. However, they contribute to weight loss is not only due to the minimum content of calories. Recently, scientists have found that the flavonoid contained in Mandarin nobiletin helps fight overweight and obesity, and has a number of other useful features.

In the study, one group of mice kept on a typical "Western diet," which includes a lot of fat and simple carbohydrates. A second group of animals were fed either, but they, in addition to regular meals, giving resultant mandarin nobiletin. Mice from the first group developed obesity over time, and observed all the signs of the metabolic syndrome Metabolic Syndrome X - drugs do not exist   - Elevated levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, high blood pressure, elevated insulin levels The principles of action of insulin - the science of saving lives . In the second group of cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin, and blood pressure were normal, but did not develop obesity. It turned out that nobiletin can stimulate the burning of excess fat and limit the activity of the genes responsible for the creation of fat deposits, thus preventing the development of obesity. Based on the results of research experts have suggested that nobiletin may also contribute to a more rapid weight loss, including people with little overweight.

In addition, while more long-term studies, it was found that nobiletin prevents the development of atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - a chronic disease of the arteries And, therefore, reduces the probability of development of a number of dangerous cardiovascular diseases.