What are Anti-Cellulite Diets?
These diets claim to purify the body and to eliminate the so-called "poisoning agents".
They basically contain the all too familiar list of low calorie foods-plenty of raw vegetables, skimmed milk, cheese, fish and lean-meat.Logically, they exclude the so-called "body-polluters" like chocolates, chips, and alcohol-all having many calories.So, naturally these anti-cellulite diets will help you lose weight.
Apart from their low calorie value, these anti-cellulite diets contain plenty of fluids, restrict salt intake and contain large amounts of iodine.Fluids are included because they are supposed to increase kidney activity and speed up the rate at which your body gets rid of the waste materials.
Once the 'poisons' are eliminated, the cellulite would follow.But this is a hypothetical explanation, because doctors do not believe that the kidney activity has anything to do with accumulation and elimination of fat.Iodine is included to hasten up burning up of fat.Iodine is used uo normally in the body by the thyroid gland to produce hormones which control the rate at which fuel is burnt.Including extra iodine in the diet is, however, unlikely to be of any use in speeding up the process of getting rid of fat, as the thyroid gland only needs a minute amount of iodine and this is generally provided by a normal balanced diet.
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