It is a bane a lot amongst us have to bear every day, the issue of overweight. And although most of us plan to move mountains to lose a few of those stubborn kilos, very few amongst live up to the tasks that we naively set up for ourselves. Now, it is perhaps the most common knowledge around that there are certain specific food items that are not only notoriously detrimental to our health but also as they taste too damn good, we wilfully ignore the obvious fact that stares at our face, that they are capable of bringing down our rate of metabolism to a snail?s pace, thereby making it difficult to lose weight even when we go on crash diets and workout hard in the gym. So, today we shall spare a few words to enlist a bunch of food items that have been proven to retard our metabolic rates. So, without any further ado, let us get started on the list.
1. Refined Grains: Refined grain, which is used ubiquitously in the manufacture of bread, pasta, cakes, and pizza is quite bad for our metabolism and as such should be avoided as much as possible since they spike insulin quickly and aids in creating new fat cells.
2. Alcohol: Alcohol is known to slow down the rate of metabolism quite significantly and consumption of the beverage in excess is guaranteed to mess up with our metabolic rates quite badly. So, we must watch out to ensure that our occasional indulgence does not go out of hand and make it extra difficult to lose weight than it already is.
3. Fruits and vegetables sprayed...