How to Eat Right for Your Body Type

Body types come in all shapes and sizes.

Everyone's body type is different, therefore knowing how to eat for your specific body type is important in maintaining good health, along with a healthy weight. Body types can vary, but two common ones are those that carry weight in the midsection, and those that tend to pack on weight around the lower body in the rear and thighs. With each of these body types, certain factors need to be taken into consideration and diet should be adjusted accordingly.

Instructions

1.     If You Carry Weight In Your Midsection

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Eat foods that contain monounsaturated fats and lower your intake of high saturated fats such as fried foods, high fat dairy products and processed foods. Plant-derived oils like peanut or olive are a good source of monounsaturated fat, along with nuts, legumes, seeds and salmon. Have these healthy fats make up about 35 percent of the daily calories you consume.

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Limit your carbohydrates. Make carbohydrates about 40 percent of your total calorie intake for the day. For example, if you eat 1,200 calories a day, get 480 calories from carbohydrates such as whole grain breads, rice and pastas.

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Eat proteins that make up 25 percent of your daily calorie intake. On a 1,200 calorie a day diet, this would mean eating 300 calories of proteins. To avoid the unhealthy fats that tend to build up around the waist, stick with lean proteins like extra lean beef, skinless chicken and lean turkey. Salmon is another good protein that will give you the healthy unsaturated fat you need.

2.     If You Carry Weight In Your Lower Body

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Limit the amount of fat you consume and cut out unhealthy saturated fats. Since this body type has a tendency to store fat, it's important to avoid eating too much. Incorporate 15 percent of monounsaturated fat into your daily food intake with plant oils, seed, nuts, legumes, and salmon.

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Eat 55 percent complex carbohydrates in your daily diet. This means getting a little over half of your calories from healthy carbohydrates such as whole grain breads and pastas, fiber rich fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts and lentils.

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Eat healthy forms of protein to make up the remaining 30 percent of your daily calorie intake. This can include fishes like salmon or tuna, lean meats like high quality sirloin steak or grilled chicken, and protein packed beans, nuts and leafy green veggies.

Tips & Warnings

·         If you don't fit either one of these body types, then you probably have an evenly distributed body type which means your weight is carried generally the same all over. For this type of body all you need to do is maintain a generally healthy diet. You can indulge a little more in guilty saturated fat pleasures, but keep them limited. Make sure that you get about 40 percent carbohydrates and 30 percent proteins and healthy fats.

·         Always consult a doctor if you plan to make any major changes in diet, as they might be able to give you healthy tips based on your specific needs.

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How to Eat Right for Your Body Type

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Body types come in all shapes and sizes.

Everyone's body type is different, therefore knowing how to eat for your specific body type is important in maintaining good health, along with a healthy weight. Body types can vary, but two common ones are those that carry weight in the midsection, and those that tend to pack on weight around the lower body in the rear and thighs. With each of these body types, certain factors need to be taken into consideration and diet should be adjusted accordingly. Have a question? Get an answer from a doctor now!

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Instructions

1. If You Carry Weight In Your Midsection

   • 1
     Eat foods that contain monounsaturated fats and lower your intake of high saturated fats such as fried foods, high fat dairy products and processed foods. Plant-derived oils like peanut or olive are a good source of monounsaturated fat, along with nuts, legumes, seeds and salmon. Have these healthy fats make up about 35 percent of the daily calories you consume.
   • 2
     Limit your carbohydrates. Make carbohydrates about 40 percent of your total calorie intake for the day. For example, if you eat 1,200 calories a day, get 480 calories from carbohydrates such as whole grain breads, rice and pastas.
   • 3
     Eat proteins that make up 25 percent of your daily calorie intake. On a 1,200 calorie a day diet, this would mean eating 300 calories of proteins. To avoid the unhealthy fats that tend to build up around the waist, stick with lean proteins like extra lean beef, skinless chicken and lean turkey. Salmon is another good protein that will give you the healthy unsaturated fat you need.

   If You Carry Weight In Your Lower Body

   • 4
     Limit the amount of fat you consume and cut out unhealthy saturated fats. Since this body type has a tendency to store fat, it's important to avoid eating too much. Incorporate 15 percent of monounsaturated fat into your daily food intake with plant oils, seed, nuts, legumes, and salmon.
   • 5
     Eat 55 percent complex carbohydrates in your daily diet. This means getting a little over half of your calories from healthy carbohydrates such as whole grain breads and pastas, fiber rich fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts and lentils.
   • 6
     Eat healthy forms of protein to make up the remaining 30 percent of your daily calorie intake. This can include fishes like salmon or tuna, lean meats like high quality sirloin steak or grilled chicken, and protein packed beans, nuts and leafy green veggies.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't fit either one of these body types, then you probably have an evenly distributed body type which means your weight is carried generally the same all over. For this type of body all you need to do is maintain a generally healthy diet. You can indulge a little more in guilty saturated fat pleasures, but keep them limited. Make sure that you get about 40 percent carbohydrates and 30 percent proteins and healthy fats.
• Always consult a doctor if you plan to make any major changes in diet, as they might be able to give you healthy tips based on your specific needs.

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