What are negative calorie foods?
Negative calorie foods require more calories to digest than their own calories. This results in a negative calorie balance. • Give some examples of such foods. There are several foods available in nature with negative calorie properties. Some such foods are asparagus, broccoli, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, carrot, garlic, papaya, spinach, turnip, zucchini, apples, oranges, lettuce, grapefruit, pineapples, strawberries, and raspberries. • What is a diet? A diet is a combination of a balanced selection of foods. A good diet is one that includes all major food groups. • Is a diet with negative calorie foods possible? A diet with negative calorie foods as main ingredients is infact good for weight loss and to control cholesterol. Such a negative calorie diet should include as much negative calorie foods as possible from the list of negative calorie foods. • Is there really any such food as having negative calorie? Do tghey work? Cesilee writes: “YES! I am so fat. The stuf
