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Posted on May 9, 2008 in Latest News
MUFA diet basically is a new type of a diet plan focusing mainly on good fats alias MUFA (Monounsaturated Fats). MUFA diet is commonly also known as Flat Belly Diet as this diet plan is suppose to flatten your flabby belly.
It is a well known fact that the fat which is consumed gets accumulated in the abdominal region. This accumulated fat results in ugly looking, potbelly or paunch. This accumulated fat in your abdominal region increases the risk of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
According to the research study published Diabetes Care Journal; MUFA rich diet is highly beneficial in reducing the abdominal fat. And as compared to carbohydrate rich diet MUFA diet shows much better results. The research study showed that carbohydrate rich diet tends to accumulate fat in the abdominal region. Whereas in case of MUFA diet the concentration of abdominal fat decreased even without any sort of exercise.
What MUFA Diet Consists of?
MUFA diet plan is basically categorized into five food categorizes. The five categories are:
In order to follow MUFA diet plan you need to include 1 serving from any one of the above mentioned category at every meal. It is observed that it is beneficial in keeping the bad fat away from your abdominal region.
Even if you are following MUFA diet plan still it is important for you to keep your calorie intake under control. According to USDA recommendation you need to keep your calorie intake restricted to 2,000 calories/day. These many calories are essential for maintaining healthy weight depending on your gender, age and activity level.
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