Fat Belly Diet Is That Something For Me?

Many people struggle with their weight, but there's a new diet to consider that won't leave you feeling deprived and in fact even includes some of your favorite foods, including chocolate. Yes, that's right, you can lose weight and even eat chocolate if you want to. It's called the "Flat Belly Diet," and it really works. Prevention Magazine actually invented the diet, and it works on the principle of including good quality fats in your diet, also called monounsaturated fatty acids. These are also called MUFAs (pronounced "MOO-fahs") by nutritionists, and they're proving an effective way to lose weight without feeling deprived, and finally keeping the weight off for good. The diet is simple and easy to follow, and you won't feel deprived at all when you're on it. Monounsaturated fatty acids are found in foods like olive oil, peanut butter, almonds, and other types of nuts, as well as avocados. There are lots of foods that contain monounsaturated fatty acids, and this diet works because unlike some other deprivation diets, you need to include them in modest amounts. In fact, you need to have some at every meal.

How successful is it? In fact, one 46-year-old participant lost 12 pounds and 11 inches in just over a month. How's that for success? Here's why it works. Monounsaturated fatty acids actually help you lose weight when you eat them in moderation, especially in regard to helping you get rid of that spare tire you've got around your middle. Several studies have shown that if you eat a diet rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, you lower your LDL or bad cholesterol, and raise your HDL or good cholesterol. And a significant benefit besides that is that you lower your risk of heart disease and improve insulin function. Even better, when you eat monounsaturated fatty acids with every meal, you feel satisfied instead of hungry and deprived. And it's easy to include MUFAs with every meal. You can drizzle a little olive oil-based salad dressing on your greens, nosh a chocolate chip cookie for dessert (yes, you can have dessert as well, with the chocolate chips providing the MUFAs in this case), or grab a handful of nuts to munch on before dinner.