FOODS THAT FIGHT FAT

“We eat food to live but wrong food eats us” - There is a famous proverb in Germany that we eat food to survive but wrong food eats our body.

- K. K. Bajaj

It has been observed that healthy people when start taking unhealthy and junk food (like pizza, burger, noodles, chips, soft drinks, non-vegetarian and deep fried vegetarian foods) become food-a-holic i.e. they develop an addiction for junk food which is full of saturated fat, cholesterol, preservatives, harmful colours and hot spices in excess. Food-a-holic people do not resort to fixed eating hours and keep on munching something or the other throughout the day. This leads to a disturbance in their digestive system resulting in accumulation of fat in their body. It also makes them lazy and they start avoiding exercise and physical activity which further spoils them bodily systems.

Being fat or obese is related to many health problems like heart diseases, stroke, hypertension, diabetes and stroke. The world population is becoming fatter, leading people to believe that we are in the grip of obesity epidemic.

Before suggesting preventive measures to fight this epidemic and recommend foods that fight fat, let us tell you in simple words what is fat (saturated and unsaturated) and cholesterol and how it harms the body.

Cholesterol – Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found in the bloodstream. It is an important part of a healthy body but high cholesterol level is a major risk factor for heart diseases. Ideally, body makes it own cholesterol and we don’t need to consume it.