During the Mid-Autumn Festival barbecue, how to prevent fat accumulation and obesity? Learn "these 3 tricks" to achieve your ideal body shape

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the family will have barbecue and eat mooncakes together. Be careful that your face will also become round. However, nutritionist Mao Caiyue pointed out that mooncakes and barbecue are high-calorie, high-salt, and high-sugar foods. Eating too much may cause obesity and even bring burden to the body. Family physician Tseng Chun-fu also said that the most basic concept to eliminate fat accumulation caused by consuming too much mooncakes and barbecued meat is "calorie deficit". Long-term self-discipline and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are the most basic and wisest approaches. When it comes to diet control, daily routine and body shape management before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, experts suggest 3 tips to easily cope with them.

Prevent eating barbecue from affecting your health, here are 3 easy steps

Barbecued meat and mooncakes have long been part of the Mid-Autumn Festival culture, but excessive intake can easily cause physical burden. Nutritionist Mao Caiyue reminds us that barbecue can easily lead to excessive intake of salt and saturated fat, which can lead to increased blood pressure and cholesterol in the blood, which is not good for cardiovascular health. People with high cholesterol, high blood sugar and high blood sugar should also avoid it. Here are 3 tips to eat barbecue healthily:

1. Try to choose low-fat meat and replace red meat with white meat

Red meat is high in saturated fatty acids. Eating too much can easily lead to the accumulation of cholesterol and fat, and increase the risk of obesity and hyperlipidemia. You can choose more seafood, chicken, etc. instead of pork, beef, and mutton, remove the skin of roasted chicken, and reduce the intake of saturated fat.

2. Reduce the intake of seasonings and preserved meats

Commercially available barbecue sauces and seasonings can easily lead to excessive salt intake after just a few applications, and ready-made marinated meats are also heavily seasoned. Therefore, it is recommended that people make more use of natural spices, such as onions, ginger, garlic, chili, lemon, and rosemary, and add a little soy sauce to make the meal delicious and less burdensome.

3. Reduce alcoholic and sugary drinks

Alcohol is high in calories (1 ml = 7 calories), and it is easily absorbed, causing fat accumulation. In addition, drinking alcohol can easily increase appetite and cause you to unknowingly consume too many calories. You can reduce your alcohol intake by alternating alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic beverages, such as diluting them with lemonade to make a refreshing cocktail with beer.

In addition, the fillings of mooncakes available on the market are becoming more and more diverse, and it is easy to eat several without realizing it. Mao Caiyue reminded that a mooncake has at least 250 to 350 calories. It is recommended to choose low-calorie or sugar-free mooncakes and use sugar alcohols as sweeteners instead of ordinary sugar. This can maintain the sweetness of the taste while reducing calorie intake, which is also another new healthy choice.

Prevent excessive fat accumulation, 3 tips to achieve an ideal body shape

What should we do about the fat accumulation caused by consuming too much barbecue and mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival? First, check your "healthy body composition" and "appropriate waist circumference". These two values ​​are the key to a healthy body position and are also important reference indicators for judging body position. According to the body definition published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, adults over 18 years old are divided into four body types: underweight (BMI < 18.5), normal (18.5 ≦ BMI < 24.0), overweight (24.0 ≦ BMI < 27.0), and obese (BMI ≧ 27.0). 19.8 to 24.2 is the ideal value, and a value greater than 26.4 indicates excessive body fat. The ideal waist-to-hip ratio is less than 0.92 for men and less than 0.88 for women.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, a lot of unnecessary fat is accumulated. Whether from the perspective of health or aesthetics, this is a problem that modern people must actively face. Dr. Tseng Chun-fu said that the most basic concept to get rid of excess fat is "calorie deficit". When the energy consumed is less than the energy consumed, too much energy and fat will not accumulate in the body. The following three tips are recommended to get rid of the fat accumulated during the Mid-Autumn Festival:

Dr. Tseng Chun-fu said that the most basic concept to get rid of excess fat is "calorie deficit". When the energy consumed is less than the energy consumed, too much energy and fat will not accumulate in the body. (Photo courtesy of Jingyan Medical Clinic)

1. Maintain a healthy lifestyle

Get enough sleep. Lack of sleep can change leptin and ghrelin, affecting appetite and increasing the risk of obesity. It is recommended to sleep more than 7 hours a day and maintain a regular sleeping schedule.

2. Actively maintain exercise habits

Aerobic exercise improves cardiopulmonary function, burns accumulated body fat, and increases muscle mass. It is recommended to do 20-40 minutes of aerobic exercise every day, such as jogging, brisk walking, swimming and cycling, which can enhance fat burning and eliminate fat.

3. Combined with medical body sculpture

Many people who want to achieve their ideal body shape quickly can also choose to reduce fat through methods such as fat-reducing injections, ultrasonic fat reduction, cryolipolysis, or liposuction. By reducing the number of fat cells and eliminating local fat, the goal of local body sculpting can be achieved quickly.

Dr. Zeng Junfu also reminded that small habits in life may invisibly offset the efforts made to lose fat. For example, develop a regular eating schedule, such as eating breakfast and not eating after dinner and before going to bed. Everyone can plan according to their own lifestyle and try not to eat extra food outside the planned time. In addition, drink more than 2000 cc of water every day and get enough sleep and rest to enhance your body's metabolism, allowing your body to metabolize fat properly and reduce the chance of obesity.