Konjac does have a certain weight loss effect, but it can't be achieved by eating konjac alone. 50% to 60% of calories per person per day come from carbohydrates. If konjac is used instead of rice for a long time, it will cause insufficient carbohydrate intake and slow metabolism. People who lose weight are just water and muscles, and consume less fat. But if you don't eat konjac, you will easily rebound.

First, the weight loss principle of konjac

1. Glucomannan, the main component of konjac, is a kind of high-quality natural dietary fiber, which can hinder the excessive absorption of sugar, fat and cholesterol by human body.

2. Amorphophallus konjac does not provide calories during human metabolism, but also can increase satiety, dilute harmful substances in the stomach, improve intestinal control ability and accelerate food digestion. Through the intestine, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, digestive tract cancer, high cholesterol and other diseases can be prevented and assisted. It also has the effect of detoxifying and beautifying, and is a scavenger of the intestines.

3. The cellulose in Amorphophallus konjac has the functions of promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis, moistening intestine and relaxing bowels, and can quickly discharge toxic substances in the intestine, thus effectively preventing constipation, and has adjuvant therapeutic effects on colon cancer, hemorrhoids and venous tumors.

Second, how to eat konjac to lose weight

1, cold konjac powder.

(1) Cook the konjac powder in the pot first.

(2) Shred cucumber and carrot.

(3) Heat the oil in the pot once, pour it directly on the konjac, cucumber and carrot as soon as the oil is boiled, and add seasoning and stir.

2, boiled konjac powder.

Cooking konjac flour is undoubtedly the simplest way to cook. Just put the seasoning in the bowl yourself, then pour the konjac powder directly into the bowl, and then spread the meat slices on the konjac powder. This is a bowl of boiled konjac flour.

3. Stir-fried konjac powder. Konjac powder can also be used for cooking. You can put some vegetable oil instead of lard, put some vegetables down, and add some seasoning. You can eat it when it is almost fried.

reference data

Konjac Tofu-Baidu Encyclopedia