Getting Ripped

Here is a look at what you should and should not do to reduce belly fat. You may be surprised by what you read here, because it goes against everything that the diet and fitness industry is trying to tell you. First of all, you do not need to spend any money on special foods, exercise equipment or diet pills. The foods that you need to eat are available at any well-stocked grocery store.

You need fruits, vegetables and good fats, such as those found in olives, nuts and fish. You need whole grains, such as brown rice and oatmeal. You need lean protein sources, such as beans, lentils and the breast meat of poultry. You need to get rid of the corn oil and start buying canola oil for cooking. You can use olive oil, if you like it, but for stir frying, canola works best. Canola and olive oils contain good essential fatty acids in the right ratios. Corn oil contains the same fatty acids, but the ratio is wrong. Not only does using corn oil cause you to be fatter, it contributes to chronic inflammation, which ages the cells, tissues and fibers of the body.

If you need to reduce belly fat, you may have some other issues, such as flabby thighs or buttocks. You need to know that spot reduction does not work, despite what the late-night infomercials tell you. Research has proven that abdominal exercises are ineffective for trimming the waistline. They may be effective for strengthening your core and reducing back pain, but those are the only benefits. Exercise, in general, has proven to be ineffective for weight loss, but it will make you feel better, increase your lung capacity and improve the strength of your heart. But, you do not need any special equipment.

Diet pills will not help you reduce belly fat. Because of the mass production of foodstuff like fruits, vegetables and other plant foods, as well as the depletion of nutrients from the soil on large farms, it is relatively impossible to get all of the nutrients that your body needs for good health, simply by eating. So, you may want to invest in a good multi-nutritional supplement and an omega-3 fish oil supplement, if you don't eat much fish, but you cannot get complete nutrition through any pill. You need to eat.

Eating the right foods in the right combination at the right time of day will help you reduce belly fat. None of the frozen dinners from the big brand-name diet food companies contain the right combination.

People spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year trying to improve their health and become physically fit. Yet, the population is getting fatter and fatter. What is going on? The explanation is simple. The diet industry does not want you to learn how to reduce belly fat, permanently. They want you to fail again and again, so that you will keep buying what they have for sale. Stop buying and start learning. The knowledge could save your life.