Pineapple is a delicious and very healthy fruit that piqued the interest of nutritionists several years ago. It’s no secret that pineapple for weight loss is the number one fruit. It contains the “slimness enzyme” bromelain, which is able to activate the breakdown of complex lipids and promote weight loss.
Now let’s talk about the properties and benefits of pineapple. Its use is beneficial both for the figure and for health in general: the juicy, tender pulp is rich in valuable vitamins and minerals. Pineapple contains vitamins A, C, PP, B vitamins, iron, calcium, copper, iodine, potassium, magnesium and other useful substances. Pineapple is a good prophylactic agent in the treatment of many diseases, lowers cholesterol, improves digestion, lowers blood pressure.
Due to its composition, pineapple is indispensable for weight loss. Despite the fact that the fruit is quite sweet, it contains only 48 calories. And pineapple also contains the “slenderness enzyme” bromelain, which activates the breakdown of proteins and fats, improves the digestive system, and enhances the action of gastric juice. They say that one gram of bromelain helps to lose 1 kilogram of excess weight.
But there is no need to hope that, just by eating pineapple, you will noticeably lose weight. Pineapple only contributes to the process of losing weight. Science has not yet proven whether pineapple is capable of burning stored fat. But it is reliably known that it improves digestion, assimilation of food, especially fish, meat, legumes and dairy products. That is why after eating it is so useful to eat a piece of pineapple or drink a glass of juice. Pineapple is also great at coping with hunger, so it makes sense to eat it before meals so as not to eat too much.
How to lose weight with pineapple? On the basis of pineapple, many different nutritional supplements, preparations, and also teas for weight loss are made today. But it is much healthier to eat fresh pineapple.
Nutritionists advise arranging pineapple fasting days once a week. You will need one pineapple, it needs to be divided into 4 parts to be eaten during the day. It is also necessary to drink plenty of fluids during unloading: herbal and fruit teas, water. Pineapple fasting day will help you get rid of 0,7-1 kilograms of excess weight per day. But it is contraindicated for people with peptic ulcer disease and high acidity of gastric juice. After eating pineapple, you need to rinse your mouth with water, because its juice can corrode tooth enamel.
If one fasting day is not enough, try the pineapple diet, which is designed for 2-3 days. You will need a liter of pineapple juice, 2 kilograms of pineapples. Cut pineapples into slices, divide them into 4 parts, one for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner. Drink a liter of juice throughout the day. The diet is delicious, but it cannot be followed for longer than 2-3 days.
If you don’t want to go on a diet, prepare pineapple tincture for weight loss. Wash the pineapple, cut the greens from it. Scroll it in a meat grinder, fill it with a bottle of vodka, put it in the refrigerator for a week. Ready tincture is taken 1 tablespoon 15 minutes before meals or before bedtime. If you do not overeat cakes, you can get rid of 2-3 kilograms in a month.
For weight loss and prevention of colds, you can prepare a vitamin drink and take it daily. Grind 100 g of pineapple in a mixer, add a little lemon juice.
Regular consumption of pineapples helps to get rid of extra pounds, improves digestion, saturates our body with vitamins.