Eating medicinal food without restraint will cause fat to creep up on your body

As we are about to enter the cold winter, many people have started a "winter tonic" plan to keep warm. They often stew sesame oil chicken, ten-ingredient tonic soup, ginseng chicken soup and other soups at home to warm themselves up. Even when friends get together, the first choices are lamb hotpot, ginger duck or soju chicken. However, when you are feasting on delicious food to replenish your energy for the winter, be careful not to eat too much fat. When next spring comes, you will find that the number on the scale has climbed several places again.

Winter tonic is a concept passed down by our Chinese ancestors. It is a health-preserving concept mainly proposed for people living in cold and temperate zones or those with weak constitutions. It combines food and Chinese medicinal materials to develop medicated diets that replenish the body's energy. However, Taiwan is located in the subtropics, and unless a cold wave hits, the temperature in winter often soars to 20°C. In addition, modern people have adequate nutrition, or even excessive intake. Excessive intake of high-fat, high-calorie supplements will increase fat accumulation and increase the burden on body shape and health.

【Winter tonic foods that cause obesity】

1. Meat or offal: Most supplements use high-cholesterol, high-purine meat and offal as their main ingredients. Because they are rich in saturated fatty acids, they can easily cause high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, reduce metabolic function, and lead to fat accumulation and obesity.

2. Alcohol: In order to expand the body's blood and achieve the effect of dispelling cold and keeping warm, most medicinal foods will add rice wine to release the effective ingredients in the medicinal materials. However, 1 gram of alcohol contains about 7 calories, which is second only to fat in calories, and is a major nemesis for those who want to lose weight.

3. Salt: Many people add processed foods such as meatballs, hot pot ingredients, instant noodles, or dip them in various sauces when eating mutton hotpot or ginger duck. However, these ingredients and seasonings are high in sodium and easily absorb water, which prevents the body from excreting water and causes weight gain.

[Don’t be afraid of getting fat by taking proper supplements]

1. Control calories and choose ingredients carefully: It is recommended to develop the habit of measuring your body weight every day and keep track of your BMI value. If you are overweight, it is best not to take supplements at will. In terms of diet, try to avoid foods with too much fat, such as beef, mutton, pork, offal, sesame oil and other ingredients. Instead, choose chicken and vegetables with lower calories.

2. Eat three meals in a fixed amount and eat a balanced diet: When eating winter medicinal food as a main meal, you should control the amount of food you eat, eat it in several times, and pair it with more fresh vegetables and fruits to increase vitamins and minerals.

3. Maintain a regular schedule and exercise more.