Cellulite Fighting Foods: Yogurt

Yogurt as cellulite fighting food:

active milk ferments are cleansing the body out of toxins, and prevent its accumulation
low in calories
excellent for breakfast, or with salad
very good source of calcium, phosphorus, riboflavin or vitamin B2, iodine, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, zinc, potassium, protein and molybdenum
some yogurts contain live bacteria that are very beneficial for our health

In just 3 months, 16 obese men and women on a reduced calorie diet that included three daily portions of yogurt lost 61% more fat and 81% more abdominal fat than 18 obese subjects assigned to a diet with the same number of calories but little or no dairy products and low amounts of calcium.
Not only did those in the yogurt group lose more fat, especially around their waistlines, but they also retained more lean, muscle tissue than subjects on the yogurt-free diet.
adding one or two servings of yogurt to your daily diet can help you maximize loss of fat and minimize loss of muscle-the optimal outcome for any diet

lowers LDL cholesterol and raises HDL cholesterol
lowers body fat (by consuming calcium rich foods, including yogurt) - if you're tyring to lose weight, especially around the midsection, eating more calcium-rich foods, especially low fat dairy foods such as cow's milk, yogurt and kefir, may really help
boosts the body's fat burning after a meal - after 1 year of calcium diet, fat oxidation (burning) was 20 times higher in women eating the high calcium diet compared to those in the low-calcium control group (0.10 vs. 0.06 gram per minute).
prolongs life - yogurt that contains live bacterial cultures may help you to live longer, and may fortify your immune system
boosts immune response
boosts the body's ability to build bone
helps preventing and healing arthritis
protects against ulcers
reduces risk of colorectal cancer

Tips:

choose yogurts that contain live cultures
Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermopholis are the lactic acid bacteria usually used to make yogurt in the United States

Few ways to enjoy yogurt:

top your daily cup of yogurt with a quarter-cup of granola, a handful of nuts, and some frozen berries or dried fruit for a quick, delicious and sustaining breakfast
creamy yogurt, chives, and freshly ground sea salt and pepper make a great topping for baked potatoes, yams or other cooked vegetables
for a creamy salad dressing or vegetable dip, just mix a cup of yogurt with a quarter cup of extra virgin olive oil and your favorite herbs and spices

Cellulite Fighting Foods