Dr Michael Moseley has advised dieters to stay away from three food groups that could be stopping them from losing weight. But fatty food is not the problem, according to the weight loss expert.
The best way to slim down is to limit intake of sugar, starchy-carbohydrates, and processed meat each day, the weight loss expert told ITV This Morning’s viewers. This helps the body reach ketosis, a fat-burning metabolic state.
Dr Michael shared how avoiding high-sugar treats can dramatically reduce calorie intake and promote fat-loss. He told viewers: “Cut right down on sugar, sugary treats, drinks and desserts. That includes most breakfast cereals, which are usually full of sugar, as well as most commercial smoothies.”
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The doctor is known for founding The Fast 5:2 diet , which helps people cut calories by fasting two days a week. It also recommends following a Mediterranean-style diet.
For consistent weight loss, the health expert also told ITV's This Morning to stop indulging in too many starchy carbohydrates. He went on to list white bread, pasta, potatoes and white rice as the culprits for many people’s weight gain.
The weight-loss expert added: "Switch instead to whole grains including bulgur (cracked wheat), whole rye, wholegrain barley, wild rice and buckwheat. Brown rice is okay.”
He also suggested adding legumes such as lentils, kidney beans and chickpeas to meals as “healthy and filling” alternatives to stodgy carbohydrates. Making this switch is also a good way to cut down the price of the food shop whilst watching your waistline, the doctor added.
Dr Michael’s Fast 5:2 diet doesn’t recommend counting calories each day. Instead, its followers are advised to only track calories on the two days a week they fast (sticking to a fasting limit of 500 calories on those days).
But unfortunately, that doesn’t mean it’s all-you-can-eat the rest of the time, according to Dr Michael. The doctor suggests that people adopt a Mediterranean-style diet full-time, which is naturally quite a high-fat diet.
He told these Morning viewers in a segment last Monday: “That means more olive oil and nuts, as well as plenty of eggs, full-fat yoghurt, oily fish and vegetables. Make sure you fill up on protein and veg on your fasting days. Protein is very satiating and you can eat a lot of vegetables for very few calories.”
On his website, Fast800 , Dr Michael also advises that ultra-processed meats, as well as processed food in general, are best avoided due to often being “packed with sugar, fat, and salt, as well as chemical flavourings and preservatives.”
The doctor’s site lists these foods as: “Chicken nuggets, burgers, chips, pizzas, hotdogs, pre-packaged meals, mass-produced ice-cream, sweets, crisps, energy bars, bakery goods, biscuits, margarine and pretty well anything that says ‘instant’– i.e. instant noodles, soups and desserts.”
Dr Michael added that these foods are “designed to stimulate the reward circuits in our brains, so once we start eating them we find it really hard to stop.”
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.
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