Negative calorie foods

Asparagus	Fennel *
Aubergine *	Gourd *
Broccoli	Leek
Cabbage *	Lettuce *
Carrots	Marrow *
Cauliflower	Peppers
Celery *	Radish *
Chicory *	Spinach
Cress *	Tomato *
Cucumber *	Turnip

Apricot	Mandarin orange
Blackberry *	Melon Canteloupe *
Blackcurrant	Peaches
Clementines	Plums
Damsons	Raspberry *
Grapefruit	Rhubarb **
Guava *	Strawberry
Honeydew Melon	Tangerine
Lemon *	Watermelon

Eat these and surely the pounds will shed.

The Negative Calorie diet – Against:

• No scientific proof to confirm its effectiveness
• Very little information surrounding diet
• More theoretical than practical

The Negative Calorie diet – For:

• Little effort involved
• Promotes consumption of foods rich in vitamins and minerals
• Increases the body’s metabolism

The Negative Calorie diet works on the concept that certain negative calorie foods contain a surplus of vitamins and minerals which can speed up enzyme production in quantities sufficient to break down not only its own calories, but possible additional calories present in the digestion system. These negative calorie foods includes:

• Asparagus
• Watermelon
• Pineapple
• Grape Fruit
• Papaya

The Negative Calorie Diet is based on the pretence that you eat food that has negative calories. The only problem with this is that all foods contain calories.

"Negative Calorie Foods" are foods that take up more caloric energy to digest then the calories that are in them. Your body has to expend energy in order to digest and absorb foods, in fact, 10% of your daily caloric intake is used to process foods in your body. So these "negative" calorie foods are foods that take more calories to digest then actual calories in the item of food. Foods such as asparagus, broccoli, beets, cabbage (green), cauliflower, clams, celery root, chile peppers (hot) cucumber, dandelion, carrots, endive, garden cress, garlic, papaya, radishes, spinach, turnip, zucchini, cranberries, apples, oranges, lettuce, grapefruit, pineapples, tangerines, strawberries, raspberries, and onions are just a some of the foods that you can eat that take more energy to consume than the calories that are in the foods.

One thing to remember, negative calorie foods are eaten in their natural state, if you cook, add butter, and other things to them it changes the caloric makeup of the food. In addition, this diet plan is very restrictive to just fruits and vegetables. This would be very hard to stick to if you were not a committed vegetarian.

A better option for long-term weight loss success would be consuming the foods listed above as part of a balanced diet with exercise. By doing this you will have the best possible options for long-term weight loss success.