The American Dietetic Association confirmed it once again: low calorie foods are healthier and more beneficial than synthetic, calories and fats aliments. Moreover, a new research in the diet field showed that people on low calorie diets can eat as much veggies and fruits they like because they still eat several hundreds less calories than individuals consuming richer fare.

The study also showed that people that eat reduced calories aliments eat a larger amount of food than their rich calories consuming fellows. However, this does not mean that low calories eaters should change or improve their diets. Vegetables, fruits and rich-in-fiber grains provide their bodies with all the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients they need in order to fully function and preserve their health intact.

In the study, individuals on low calories diets ate a larger amount of food than their fellows that went for fat and sugary aliments. This does not mean they consumed more calories, on the contrary, because most fruits and vegetables contain a high amount of water or fiber that does not count when it comes to calorie density. The calorie density refers to the number of calories per ounce. Therefore, vegetables and fruits, containing a large water bulk, are registered as foods with low calorie density.

On the other hand, foods rich in processed fats and sugar, flour, pastry, fast food etc. have a high calorie density and besides the fact that they lead to gain weight in no time, they are totally unhealthy and fill our body only with waste, junk compounds that do not help us at all.

Low calories diets are even more beneficial than cutting on food portions. Veggies and fruits will supplement our bodies with vitamins and nutrients and will also help us lose weight. Reducing food portions may help, but eating less unhealthy food does not make it less harmful for our health. This is why researchers recommend the population to start introducing more natural foods into their meals.

The study was led by Dr. Jenny H. Ledikwe of Pennsylvania State University in State College and the report is going to be published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.