The case against reduced carbohydrate diets
Its all the rage, but it is truly safe and healthy for you?
Reducing carbs might mean missing out on essential nutrients from 'good' carbohydrate foods which must be part of any sensible diet, especially those provied by fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
Moreover, it has been proposed that the kidneys can come under too much strain and that the related change in blood acidity levels can cause bone loss, but some of the scientific studies trying to test the hypothesis have failed to find evidence of damage to the kidneys or loss of bone.

Advice on losing weight

Make sure that you drink enough fluids. Sometimes at some stage in a hectic work day, you feel you need food when in truth you may need a refreshing glass of water or cranberry juice. The feelings of hunger and thirst are somewhat similar, but one of them ends in weight increase and the other one leads to no damage.

Foods rich in lycopene
(includes watermelon, red peppers & baby jackfruit)

The chemical lypcopene is a simple coloring agent and one of the carotenid family of phytochemicals. This chemical is responsible for the vivid red colour of some types of food.

Usefully, unlike many healthy agents, it does not become less effective if cooked but is actually strengthened by going through the cooking process.

. Lycoprene's key nutritional contribution is that it acts as an antioxidant and is thought to be an asset in the fight to lower the risks of developing cancer.

It is the most powerful carotenoid quencher of singlet oxygen, which is correlated with skin aging. It is also thought by many researchers to block the progression of diseases affecting arterial blood vessels.