Therapist Alexandra Belova: to avoid the appearance of extra pounds after 40 years, you need to give up late meals and control salt.
After the age of 40, the body loses muscle mass, and the metabolism slows down – this contributes to the fact that the body gains weight faster and acquires fat where it would not be desirable at all. Therapist Belova noted in an interview with MedikForum that women over 40 need to remember that their body does not process food the way it did at 20 or 30 years old. Some lingering eating habits increase weight in women over 40 – that's why it's better to get rid of them.
Late meals.Since metabolism slows down with age, it is worth reconsidering your trips to the refrigerator in the late evening hours and at night. According to Belova, 3-4 hours should pass between dinner and bedtime without any snacks. To keep appetite at night, you should avoid fast carbohydrates in the afternoon and at dinner – this will help stabilize blood sugar levels and avoid a sharp increase in appetite.
A glass of wine with dinner. Don't practice this habit every day, says the therapist. After the age of 40, the body processes alcohol less and less efficiently, which means that drinking significantly increases the risk of fatty liver.
Sweet and farinaceous.Alexandra Belova emphasized that after 40 years, the absorption of simple carbohydrates is especially closely related to the deposition of fat in the body. If women cannot overcome the habit of eating foods containing sugar and white flour and not containing fiber, their fullness can be considered inevitable.
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b> Love for salt. Many women over 40 become prone to water retention and swelling – this is just one of the reasons for eating less salt Belova clarified that some studies have shown that excess salt helps to slow down metabolism and accumulate fat in the cavities.
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Earlier, MedikForum.ru wrote about how rice, potatoes and pasta can be reduced in calories.
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