Lose Weight and Boost Energy with Super Food Oranges

September 24, 2009 by Patsie  
Filed under Diets, Exercise, Foods, Nutrition, Super Foods

Oranges taste great, but they are even greater for your health and for weight loss. To stay trim and fit, we should all be eating more vegetables and fruits - especially orange fruits. The Copenhagen University Hospital conducted a study that proves how women trim down their waist size by inches by simply eating oranges in place of refined carbohydrates like bread or pasta.

Most of us know how oranges are rich in fiber. The fiber is a wonderful aid to digestion and speeds up internal cleansing for our bodies. But fiber is not the only thing in oranges that can help us lose weight. Studies show that oranges have enough vitamin C and beta carotene that also zaps away belly fat. Yes, super oranges fight fat!

If you are feeling sluggish mid day and start to crave a cup of coffee, pick up an orange instead. Nutritionists explain, orange juice actually has more energy boosters than a cup of coffee. This makes oranges a great pre and post workout food as well.

Each orange is a mere 60 calories, yet it is loaded with nutrients, and disease-fighting phytochemicals that are so good for you

Super oranges contain very high amounts of vitamins A, B and C. There is something in oranges that will also help you absorb much more calcium, magnesium and other minerals important mineral.

The hydrochloric acid that comes from eating oranges is very effective in detoxifying the body as well. This is why a growing trend right now is the orange detox diet.

But eating oranges need not be done just for a special detox diet. We should all be eating oranges everyday as part of a balanced, healthy diet - with plenty of fruits and vegetables as well as limited fat, sugar and refined carbohydrates.

The oranges are not just good for our health. Oranges can help us in our weight loss goals! But, nutrition experts advice: it is best to eat the orange in fruit form. Eating the fruit as opposed to just the juice will give you more of the soluble fiber that sweeps up the fat in our bloodstream.

The juice should not be ignored though. A Harvard study showed an interesting trend: Among nurses they surveyed (about 87,000 of them) those who drank freshly orange juice daily had a 25% lower chance of getting a stroke.

Experts are convinced oranges reduce the risk of cancer - particularly cancer of the stomach, mouth, esophagus and larynx by a whopping 50%. Oranges reduce cholesterol, therefore preventing heart disease. Not only that, oranges promote the production of collagen. This means younger, smoother skin.

Aside from the wrinkles, super food oranges can keep asthma and arthritis away. Now if your priority is to lose weight, there’s more good news: Oranges help prevent diabetes and obesity.

Indulge in this sweet, yummy snack without feeling guilty. Indulge and make yourself healthier, thinner and more energized.

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