It is now proven: to lose weight healthily (and not gain it back too quickly), a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is necessary. Yes, but there you go. What are the best fruits and vegetables for your figure? Canadian nutritionist Lisa Richards and American dietician Trista Best answered this question for our American colleagues at SheFinds.
According to the two nutrition experts, the best fruit for the figure would be… dragon fruit. Little known in France, this exotic fruit is nevertheless full of qualities; first, it contains a lot of dietary fiber (around 3 g per 100 g) which makes it a very good satiety ally with few calories (36 Kcal per 100 g).
Furthermore, as experts explain, “its richness in fiber makes it a prebiotic food: it nourishes the intestinal microbiota, thus contributing to the health of the digestive system and promoting good digestion. This is the key to losing weight.”
An exotic fruit good for your health and your figure
Furthermore, according to nutritionists, dragon fruit contains a significant amount of iron: “in a 170 g fruit, we find approximately 1 g of iron” they note. However, the lack of iron is responsible for abnormal fatigue; fatigue which encourages a sedentary lifestyle… and inevitably leads to weight gain.
Last argument in favor of dragon fruit, its concentration of antioxidants; “this exotic fruit contains vitamin C and vitamin B which support weight loss efforts by fighting against oxidative stress at the cellular level” say the experts.
The only drawback of dragon fruit is its relatively high price since it is imported from Asia. An interesting food to discover, of course, but which we probably won’t put on the menu every day…
Source :SheFinds
