You may know that pineapples are good in taste and they make you healthy by providing nutrients but what else? They can help you in losing weight.
How pineapple helps losing weight isn’t difficult to understand you just have to see what does it contains. As we are talking about fresh pineapples we will look what does 100 Grams of pineapple contains:
- Calories 50
- Fat 0
- Sugar 10g
- Carbohydrates 13g
- Fiber 1g
- Protein 1g
No Fat, and having glycemic load of 3 means that it will fill your stomach without increasing the amount of fat and sugar in your body.
If you eat half pineapple you will get around 60% of your required fiber which is soluble fiber. This slows down the digestion process which means you remain full for a longer period and will not be hungry. When you eat less you take lesser calories and as a result your weight starts to reduce.
It also contains Bromelain which also helps in reducing the inflammation and aiding digestion. It contains Thiamine which converts carbohydrates and sugar into energy and will not be stored as fat.