Cutting out a popular fruit from your diet can aid weight loss, according to a diet expert.
Michael Mosley explains that eating a particular fruit could be hindering as opposed to helping if you are trying to shed some pounds. Snacking on low calorie foods as well as fruit and veg may sound like a good idea, but there is one fruit that you may watch to ditch from your daily intake.
According to the diet guru, who is behind a range of diets including The Fast 800 and 5:2, bananas are not as beneficial as you think and cutting them out may actually help your weight loss journey, reports The Express.
Additionally, the expert urges slimmers to include not just give but seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables in their daily diet.
Mosley explains that eating fruit and veg is a sure way to fill your body with essential nutrients - but some can be less beneficial than others.
During a conversation with sbs.com, the diet expert said: "Fruit is great if you’re healthy but if you have weight to lose, then switching to less sugary fruits like apples and berries might be wise."
Mangoes for example are naturally high in sugar, with one piece of the fruit containing up to 45 grams of sugar.
Lower sugar fruits include grapes, with 23 grams in one cup, and raspberries which have just five grams. An entire avocado contains just 1.33 grams of sugar.
Michael continued: “If you are young and slim, so you can get away with [eating sugary fruits], you can’t particularly [consume lots of mangoes or bananas] if you are looking to lose weight.”
There are other, more generic foods that the expert suggests should be avoided when dieting.
The expert added: “Anything you can buy at a service station that is ultra-processed foods and convenience items we all know are bad for us but still eat in astonishing quantities.
“If it's heavily marketed, in bright packaging and full of fat, sugar and salt, it will likely affect our health and mood - and not for the better.”
He continued: “To avoid temptation, don't bring the usual suspects home (biscuits, chips and anything made with cheap factory ingredients), or if they're already lurking in the pantry, throw them in the bin.
“Instead, fill the fridge with fresh, whole ingredients and stock the cupboard and freezer with tinned and frozen fish, vegetables and legumes.
“Meal replacement shakes also have their place in moderation if you're particularly busy or travel frequently.”
When it comes to snacking, many opt for a sweet piece of fruit over some veg. But Michael urges that the latter is the better option.
Alternatively, the expert suggests swapping in unsalted nuts.
"If you want to lose weight and keep it off, then it is going to require a certain amount of commitment,” he said.
“But you don't have to suffer. Good food should be a pleasure, and it's a matter of rediscovering those pleasures."
At the most basic level, Michael says, losing weight and pursuing better health is about enjoying food and enjoying life.
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