It’s a common habit among housewives – They eat whatever it’s left in kitchen, mostly at night. For Indians, rice is a primary source of carbohydrate, and included in almost every household. But overeating of rice leads to obesity and increase of fat around waist. There are a few myths to break, related to the quantity of rice consumed and belly fat. Let us see.
Proportion of Rice with Stomach – Certain Myths Broken
1. Intake of grains, including rice in huge quantities, but lack of body exercises, is one of the main reasons for obesity in ladies.
2. Grain in excess amounts is needed only for those who do physical work for 8 hours or more. So, the rest of the people should reduce the total intake of rice food. Instead, they should add more vegetables and fruits.
3. It’s only a myth that obesity can be reduced by avoiding fish and meat in the diet. It’s also a habit of a few to avoid egg’s yellow yolk. The truth is that you won’t get the expected results without reducing the amount of rice food.
4. If you are overweight, never concentrate on reducing stomach fat only. Instead, do exercises that give effect to whole body. Doing manual exercises to reduce belly fat can only give you adverse results. Continuous exercises for the stomach can result in back pain.
5. It you are taking excessive physical exercises, you will have high pulse, sleeplessness, and loss of appetite. If you neglect it, there are chances of a heart attack also.
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