Dr Michael Mosley has confirmed that removing one food type from your diet can have a serious impact on losing belly fat.
The doctor, journalist, and author has noted that the most important area of fat to target is in the stomach area, as reported by The Express.
Dr Mosley said: “It is possible to reduce it.
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“Even the slimmest of people can suffer with belly fat. And often, the abdomen is one of the most dangerous places to store fat.”
The health expert explained that the "at cells deep in your abdomen – also known as ‘visceral fat’ – are reluctant to let go of their energy-stash”.
He said: “To find the extra energy needed to fuel a small energy deficit, or a standard gym session, your body will look to other reserves first, like your glutes.
“Fortunately, recent breakthroughs in medical and sports science have shown that it is possible to throw this gradient into reverse.
“You can lose belly fat, and you can lose it fast.”
The main food type to avoid, according to Dr Mosley, are those that are prone to 'sugar-spikes'.
He added: "A surprising number of ‘diet’ snacks and drinks are high in sugar and are marketed as diet foods because they happen to be low in fat.”
So, cutting "diet" snacks and drinks, and limiting the intake of products with more than five per cent sugar to just twice a week can be key to losing weight around the belly area.
Foods that are high in sugar include mango, pineapple, and sugary smoothies and juices.
Slimmers can replace these processed carbohydrates such as white bread and pasta with slower releases of energy, like brown rice and quinoa.
Doctor Mosley also shared his own personal meal plan, which involves foods that are high in protein and fibre, but low in sugars.
For breakfast, the nutrition expert has a “mushroom omelette with kimchi-style sauerkraut – which is great for the gut”.
He said: “For lunch I might have a turmeric chicken salad – turmeric has lots of anti-inflammatory properties – or a chickpea tagine.
“Dinner is salmon and broccoli or a kimchi rice tofu bowl.”
As for the odd snack, Doctor Mosley said that he “tries to avoid them generally, but if I do occasionally indulge, it might be on something reasonably healthy like a handful of nuts”.
He said: “My wife Clare makes these wonderful sugar free chocolate brownies that contain beetroot and dates.
“They are pretty hard to resist but thankfully, they’re guilt-free.”