Can tomato juice lose weight?
A study published in the American Journal of Nutrition pointed out that drinking 280c.c tomato juice every day can reduce abdominal fat by 50%, and the effect is more obvious if you drink it continuously for 8 weeks! According to the report on the website of Science Daily, the researchers recruited 30 women with body mass index over 20 years old, aged between 20 and 30, and asked them to drink 280c.c tomato juice every day. After continuous drinking for two months, the average abdominal fat decreased by 50%, and even the serum cholesterol and blood lipid index decreased. The magical reason comes from the characteristics of tomatoes, which are low in calories (about 25 calories each), are vegetables rich in water and dietary fiber, belong to low GI food, and will not cause large fluctuations in blood sugar. It is rich in lycopene, which can improve the metabolism and circulation ability of human body and increase the secretion of adiponectin by 25%. The benefits of adiponectin include anti-obesity, anti-hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. However, the researchers warned that drinking tomato juice can help you lose weight, but it doesn't mean that you can only drink tomato juice on an empty stomach and can't eat three meals, let alone enjoy high-calorie food. It is best to eat a balanced diet, and the effect will come out.
How to lose weight by drinking tomato juice
Required raw materials: 500 grams of tomatoes, 30 grams of honey and half a lemon.
1, rinse the tomatoes with clear water for later use;
2. Put honey and tomatoes with green peppers into a food processor and beat them into juice;
3, filtering the pomace to obtain clear and pure Bijiao tomato juice;
4, squeeze some lemon juice into it, the taste is fresher and the slimming effect is better.
Precautions for losing weight with tomato juice
1, the first thing to pay attention to is not to drink on an empty stomach, so as not to stimulate the stomach.
2. Secondly, it is best to drink tomato juice at night and use a small amount of staple food with tomato juice.
3, and we must persevere, so that we can have a good weight loss effect.
Efficacy and function of drinking tomato juice
1. Tomato juice is not only rich in vitamins, alkaline elements, cellulose and pectin, but also rich in lycopene, which is a strong antioxidant and can improve age-related macular degeneration. The higher the content of lycopene in human plasma, the lower the incidence of cancer and coronary heart disease;
2. Tomato juice contains a variety of organic acids, which can not only protect vitamin C from being destroyed, but also soften blood vessels, promote the absorption of calcium and iron, and help gastric juice digest fat and protein, which is beyond the reach of other vegetables;
Tomato juice also contains an anti-cancer and anti-aging substance called glutathione. Studies have found that tomato juice can prevent some types of cancer, inhibit breast cancer, lung cancer and endometrial cancer, and also fight lung cancer and colon cancer;
4. Lycopene has diuretic and antibacterial effects, and is an excellent antioxidant, which can scavenge free radicals in human body.