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Is pumpkin good for reducing fat?
It has a certain effect.

One. Principle of pumpkin weight loss

1. Easy pumpkin has low calories and will not increase the burden on human body. At the same time, it contains a lot of ingredients that can lower blood sugar and promote insulin secretion, which is very helpful for slimming. In addition, pumpkin is also rich in dietary fiber, which helps to promote intestinal peristalsis and enhance digestion. Moreover, the unsaturated fatty acids it contains are also beneficial to defecation and diuresis, and help to clean up the intestines.

2. Pectin in pumpkin fruit has a strong adsorption capacity, which can bind and eliminate bacteria and their toxic substances in human body, protect the mucosa of digestive tract, have a certain curative effect on digestive tract ulcer, bind cholesterol, prevent arteriosclerosis, and play a great role in ensuring intestinal health, while pumpkin contains about 7%~ 17% pectin, which has an obvious effect of enhancing intestinal health care.

Pumpkin diet

3. Pumpkin is lower in calories than rice, but it is rich in nutrition, and you will feel full after eating. So pumpkin can completely replace the staple food. It can also be used as a snack for two meals. When cooking, you can cook it, steam it, or even cook it into pumpkin and red bean soup, which not only enriches the blood and nourishes the skin, but also promotes intestinal peristalsis and helps to lose weight.