Resveratrol helps you lose weight, first understand these 4 concepts

How much body fat do you need to lose to achieve your ideal weight loss goal? Studies have found that resveratrol has the ability to increase brown fat and boost metabolic rate, which can help defeat stubborn body fat! Which foods should we supplement? Nutritionists say that peanuts, grapes, red wine, etc. are all good choices, but if you want to achieve the goal of weight loss through resveratrol, you should first have four correct concepts.

Resveratrol works! More Power to Beat Body Fat

Cheng Mingwei, a nutritionist at the New Nutrition Food Revolution of China Medical University, said that resveratrol can not only inhibit the synthesis of fat and increase the oxidation of fatty acids, but also indirectly promote the decomposition of fat, thereby reducing the accumulation of body fat. In addition, the new study found that resveratrol can increase the production of brown fat.

A 2015 study in the International Journal of Obesity found that resveratrol can increase the production of inguinal brown fat by regulating the phosphorylation of AMPK α1 (a type of adenylate-activated protein kinase), increase the expression of UCP1 (type 1 uncoupling protein) and enhance the oxidation of fatty acids, thereby helping to lose weight.

Concept 1／What is brown fat?

What is brown fat? Nutritionist Cheng Mingwei explained that there are two types of fat in the human body: white fat and brown fat. White fat is like boxes of fuel stored in the human body, especially in the abdomen or thighs, causing annoying tuna belly and body problems; brown fat is like a supercar with excellent performance that can consume fuel to produce energy.

There are white fat and brown fat in the human body. Brown fat is like a supercar with excellent performance that can consume fuel to produce energy.

Although there is not much brown fat in the adult body, the heat generated can account for 10% to 20% of the basal metabolic rate. This is because brown fat cells contain many mitochondria that carry out oxidative metabolism and are rich in type I uncoupling protein (UCP1), which can generate a large amount of heat energy. In addition to helping maintain body temperature and resist cold, it can also "indirectly" help lose weight.

Concept 2/Resveratrol is not only found in white foods!

How to supplement resveratrol in your diet? Many people see the word “white” and think that resveratrol is only found in white foods, but this is not the case! Nutritionist Cheng Mingwei said that resveratrol is a polyphenol compound that exists in various plants, including peanuts, grapes, red wine and mulberries.

However, the resveratrol content of each food is not fixed. Professor Qiu Yiyuan of the Department of Food Science at Chiayi University in Taiwan once analyzed peanuts of different varieties and seasons to explore whether there are differences in their resveratrol content. The results showed that the variety, planting environment and season all affect the resveratrol content of peanuts.

In addition, processing methods can also affect the resveratrol content in food. A British study compared the resveratrol content of boiled peanuts and peanut butter. The results showed that the resveratrol content of boiled peanuts was nearly 17 times higher. This shows that food processing will indeed destroy resveratrol and affect the content. If you want to consume it, it is best to eat it in its original state and avoid processing.

Resveratrol is a polyphenol compound that is commonly found in peanuts, grapes, red wine and mulberries.

Concept 3/Lose weight without gaining fat! Resveratrol foods should be eaten with caution

Even though resveratrol foods can help you lose weight, more is not necessarily better. Nutritionist Cheng Mingwei said that there are currently no recommendations or restrictions on the intake of resveratrol, and it is recommended to follow the daily dietary guidelines for vegetable and fruit intake. However, peanuts have a high fat content, which can make it easy to unconsciously consume too many calories. If you want to lose weight, it is not recommended to start with peanuts.

Some people may have heard that red wine contains resveratrol, so they want to lose weight by eating a lot of grapes or red wine. Nutritionists also remind you that "the more you eat, the happier you will be" because the calories from the fruits or red wine you eat will definitely have a faster weight-loss effect than the weight-loss function of resveratrol.

Concept 4/There is no shortcut to losing weight! Diet control + regular exercise is the best way

If you want to achieve your weight loss goal only by supplementing resveratrol, that is a fantasy. Resveratrol is like your left hand, it is only an auxiliary. If you want to shoot a beautiful three-pointer to lose weight, you still have to start with the basics of exercise and diet.

【Demonstration recipe／Mulberry grape yogurt】

• Ingredients: Homemade plain yogurt (or commercially available plain yogurt), 100 grams of mulberries, 100 grams of grapes, and 10 grams of rock sugar.

• practice:

  1. Take mulberries and rock sugar and simmer them into juice over low heat, then let it cool and refrigerate.

  2. Wash the grapes and mulberry juice thoroughly, blend them in a juicer, and add them to the original yogurt.