There are many different methods and weight loss meal plans when it comes to losing weight.  Some of the meal plans deal with eating only certain types of food, such as vegetables and fruits.  Some have you only eating protein.  However, all of them have to do with what you eat.  So does it not make sense to build your weight loss plan around how you eat...or in this case, how often you eat?

By eating many small meals during the day, you are giving your body a balanced diet that is full of the calories that are needed to fuel your body.  Without these calories, your body will shut down and your metabolic rate will slow so that it is almost impossible to lose weight. But what should you eat during the six meals?  Here is a low fat weight loss plan for you:

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Antioxidants, those powerful disease-fighting components found in unprocessed fruits, vegetables, and even raw or lightly processed dark chocolates, show high promise in the battle against age and disease. Indeed, Tufts University, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, operates an antioxidant research laboratory with the aim of learning more about these promising compounds.  The researchers note that “high dietary intakes of antioxidant vitamins and phytochemicals are associated with better maintenance of physiologic function and a lower prevalence of many degenerative conditions in older adults. Understanding how antioxidants, especially the phytochemical carotenoids and flavonoids, reduce oxidative stress and impact the pathogenesis of chronic disease present opportunities for health promotion and alternative therapeutic modalities for an aging population.”

Ongoing Studies

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