Diet Plans
Negative Calorie Diet

The negative calorie diet works on the premise that certain foods contain negative calories meaning that it takes more calories to digest than is in them. So you can literally eat these foods in abundance.

The theory behind it is that your body has to burn energy in order to digest certain foods, resulting in your body actually burning fat. This does depend on the speed of your metabolism.

This is why supporters of the Negative Calorie Diet encourage you to eat frequent healthy meals, in doing so you are actually increasing the speed of your metabolism.

Negative calorie foods include:

Vegetables like- Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots, Cabbage, Asparagus, Celery, Beetroot, Cucumber, Garlic, Hot Chili, Chicory, Garden Cress, Green beans, Lettuce, Onion, Radish, Spinach, Turnip and Zucchini.

Fruits like- Apple, Orange, Peach, Watermelon, Honeydew melon, Pineapple, Mango, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Blueberries, Cranberry, Papaya, Strawberry, Raspberry, and Tomato.

Certain negative calorie foods contain a surplus of vitamins and minerals which can speed up enzyme production in quantities sufficient to break down not only its own calories, but possible additional calories present in the digestion system.

There are no foods with a negative calorie value. However it can be possible to obtain a ‘negative’ calorie effect.

There are a lot of critics of this diet claiming that it is pure speculation and there is no scientific evidence.

It is likely that all weight loss on the Negative Calorie Diet comes simply comes from consuming fewer calories. Some vegetables are filling, very nutritious yet low in calories and any diet consisting of large portions of vegetables will lead to weight loss.

How much weight will I lose?

The negative calorie diet claims that weight loss of up to two pounds per day is possible, however dieticians recommend a safe and sustainable rate of weight loss is 1 – 1.5lbs a week.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Easy to follow
• Promises to increase the body’s metabolic function
• It can be combined with other diet plans.
• Fruit and Vegetables are packed with vitamins and minerals.

Cons

• There is no scientific evidence of its effectiveness.
• The level of weight loss may be too extreme as its recommended that weight loss if to be sustained should be slow and steady.
• This may be too monotonous and so can lead to people giving up.

Summary

This diet has its benefits and eating natural nutritious food in its natural state can bring many health benefits, however it is also necessary to consume other food groups therefore having a diet of strictly fruit and vegetables may not be advisable, but increasing intake of fruit and vegetables may help to reduce snacking and as long as you have balanced healthy meals there is no reason why these foods shouldn’t be eaten in abundance.