Apply oil to your belly button to lose weight?

Nowadays, many people pay more and more attention to their image, and many people want to have a perfect body, but due to many reasons, they become obese, especially the fat on the belly which is very ugly. There are a wide variety of weight loss products on the market, and the effects are also different. Recently, the more popular method is to apply oil to the belly button. In fact, if you want to lose weight healthily and correctly, it is best to use scientific methods and never believe in advertisements.

What kind of people need to lose weight?

How to determine whether you are obese? The most commonly used indicator for evaluating obesity in medicine is the body mass index (BMI), which is calculated by dividing weight (kg) by the square of height (height in meters). According to the standards set by the "China Obesity Working Group": BMI ≥ 24 is overweight, and BMI ≥ 28 is obese.

Therefore, weight loss in medicine is not based on whether or not one is "slim". If your body mass index is overweight, you need to pay attention to your eating habits; if you are obese and have diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, gout, etc., then losing weight is an important part of disease treatment.

5 common misconceptions about weight loss

There are many ways to lose weight, but in real life there are often many misunderstandings.

Myth 1: Eating spicy food can help you lose weight. This is a view held by many people. They think spicy food can make one sweat easily, and eating just a little bit will make one feel full. Eating spicy food can help you lose weight to a certain extent, but if you do it for a long time it will affect your stomach function. In severe cases, there is a risk of stomach pain or even gastric bleeding. Moreover, eating too much irritating food will make the skin rough and cause acne, which is counterproductive.

Misconception 2: “Insulated” from fat. Fatty foods are resistant to digestion and resist hunger. After eating, they can reduce the intake of starchy foods and snacks, playing a positive role in weight loss. Some people who want to lose weight use snacks to fill their stomachs in order to control their food intake, which causes their weight to increase instead of decrease. In addition, corn oil and olive oil containing monounsaturated fatty acids can reduce low-density lipoprotein, making them ideal edible oils for weight loss and bodybuilding. Therefore, consuming a moderate amount of fat not only does not affect your body shape, but is also beneficial to bodybuilding.

Myth 3: Drinking water will make you fat. In fact, only insufficient drinking of water will cause the body to continuously store water as compensation, making it easier for fat to accumulate in the body and leading to obesity. Insufficient water intake may also cause metabolic disorders in the human body, resulting in more energy absorption and less energy release. Therefore, for those who are trying to lose weight, not drinking enough water will not only fail to achieve the goal of losing weight, but will also cause more serious damage to their health.

Myth 4: Skipping breakfast can help you lose weight. Many people mistakenly believe that skipping breakfast can reduce calorie intake and thus achieve the goal of losing weight. However, they do not know that skipping breakfast is extremely harmful to the human body, is not good for health, and will also affect the work and life of the day. Therefore, you must eat breakfast, and eat well, not eat casually.

Myth 5: Tight clothing, saunas and massagers can help you lose weight. Some "weight loss tights" made of plastic will actually only increase the sweating level of the wrapped body parts, and the sweat excreted is only water, not fat. Taking a sauna will cause a lot of sweat to be released, which may lead to an illusory weight loss. Unfortunately, what is lost is only water and not fat. Once the water is replenished, the original weight will return to normal. The electrotherapy massagers used in beauty salons work by stimulating muscles with electric current to make them firm and elastic, rather than directly consuming fat. For people who want to lose weight, they are not very effective.

5 scientific ways to lose weight

The above methods are not scientific. What is the reasonable way to lose weight? Facts have proved that balanced nutrition combined with proper exercise is the only way to lose weight scientifically. The main reason why people are obese is unbalanced nutrition, excessive intake of certain nutrients, such as high-calorie fat, and insufficient intake of some nutrients that can promote fat burning and degradation, coupled with lack of attention to exercise, which leads to fat metabolism disorders and causes obesity.

Here, I combine medical knowledge and clinical experience to recommend 5 scientific weight loss methods:

1. Reduce calorie intake: If you reduce your daily calorie intake by 100 kcal, you may lose 4 kg in about 5 weeks.

2. Change the dietary structure: Do not reduce the amount of food, but change the structure of the diet accordingly. Replace high-fat foods with a variety of fruits, vegetables, and grains. In addition, you can replace your daily meals with liquid foods, but be careful to choose foods that provide you with enough nutrients you need.

3. Outdoor exercise: Doing outdoor exercise 3 to 5 times a week is a good way to burn body fat and increase vitality, but each time should be more than 30 minutes. You can also lose weight by walking, at least 5 days a week, walk for 45 minutes a day, and walk about 5 kilometers. Be careful to maintain a certain speed and not too slow.

4. Weightlifting: Strength training can also help you lose weight because weightlifting can increase muscle. The more developed the muscles, the faster the body's metabolism. Strength training is not suitable for older people. To avoid injury, it is best to hire a coach.

5. Drink more water: Drinking water can accelerate the metabolic cycle in the body and promote fat burning. In addition, drink less beverages, as they contain too much sugar, which is harmful to your health.