Best Weight Loss Foods – Whole Grains Helps Both Heart & Belly!

Combine this with a recent Pennsylvania State University study, and you can’t go wrong. Individuals who included whole grains such as whole grain cereal, oatmeal, barley, and brown rice in their weight loss diet overall shed more belly fat than individuals who chose refined grains instead. Best weight loss foods include eating whole grains because they can also help you sustain a healthy weight. Whole grains lowers cholesterol. Eating a diet rich in whole grain foods has been shown to lower LDL (bad cholesterol), increase HDL (good cholesterol) and lower triglycerides.

What else keeps the metabolism burning fat instead of storing it? Blood sugar levels. You guessed it, whole grains play a role in that too. While a bit over simplified here, most whole grain foods are low on the glycemic index. Low glycemic index foods produce a slow and steady rise in blood glucose levels instead of a sharp peak, as refined and processed grains do. Glucose participates in the relationship of fat either being metabolized as energy or squirreled away for later use.

Below I have included a simple but informative slide show  demonstrating how whole grains are some of the best weight loss foods available.