Eat fish, drink milk and sleep well for weight loss

Today, television, internet, magazines, newspapers and advertising we are bombarded with messages about what to do and what not to do to lose weight: Is it better to sleep little to burn more calories? Is it good to drink milk? What foods are best to not let my diet? There have been hundreds of studies on all these issues and will post some below, but all of them are summarized in the following premise: eat in moderation and move.

A recent study by the University of Chicago and published in Annals of Internal Medicine Points to the need to sleep 8 hours a day for a diet to be effective. This study, conducted with 10 volunteers shows that while those who slept 8 hours lost a kilo and a half of fat, which did not exceed the 5 lost just over half a kilo of fat. The investigation also revealed that those who slept less spent more hunger, since increased levels of ghrelin, the hormone that controls appetite, and decreased leptin levels, responsible for the sensation of satiety, which may lead to medium term abandonment of the diet. All this suggests that sleep is essential if our goal is to lose weight long term and not fall into a yo-yo.

Furthermore, a new test developed by Israeli researchers has shown that eating dairy helps you lose weight. So, take the equivalent of two glasses of skim milk daily can lead to loss over two years of six pounds more than if we do not take any kind of milk will go on a diet. The explanation is based on the fact that this type of products help turn fat in faces, and thus to leave the body.

In this same test has also shown that a sufficient concentration of vitamin D blood also contributes to weight loss. Thus, foods such as milk (which is enriched with this vitamin from the years 30), fatty fish such as herring, salmon, sardines or tuna, liver, fish and egg yolks also impact positively on the loss weight.

In short, the conclusion of these studies we can extract something we already knew: the trick to control our weight is to stick to a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables, fruits, vegetables, fish and milk, and sleep well.