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Water spinach thrives in the waterways, rivers, lakes and swamps of tropical Southeast Asia and Southern China. The garlic and shallots or onion are stir-fried in cooking oil, then the cleaned and cut water spinach are added, stir-fried in a wok on a strong fire with a small amount of cooking oil. The stir-frying lightly caramelises the vegetables.
[7] Chewing gum has been speculated as a "negative-calorie food"; A study on chewing gum reported mastication burns roughly 11 kcal (46 kJ) per hour. [ 8 ] Therefore, to reach "negative-calorie" one has to chew for almost 6 minutes per kcal (one chewing gum can have a large range of kcal from around 2 to 15 kcal).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 February 2025. Diets restricting carbohydrate consumption This article is about low-carbohydrate dieting as a lifestyle choice or for weight loss. For information on low-carbohydrate dieting as a therapy for epilepsy, see Ketogenic diet. An example of a low-carbohydrate dish, cooked kale and poached ...
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Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated way to decrease, maintain, or increase body weight, or to prevent and treat diseases such as diabetes and obesity.As weight loss depends on calorie intake, different kinds of calorie-reduced diets, such as those emphasising particular macronutrients (low-fat, low-carbohydrate, etc.), have been shown to be no more effective than one another.
Fad diets are generally restrictive, and are characterized by promises of fast weight loss [4] [7] or great physical health (notably by "detoxification"), [2] [4] [12] and which are not grounded in sound science. [4] [11] [12]: 12 Some fad diets, such as diets purporting to be alternative cancer treatments, promise health benefits other than ...
Ipomoea aquatica, widely known as water spinach, is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. I. aquatica is generally believed to have been first domesticated in Southeast Asia .
It is generally considered a fad diet, in that it is designed for short-term weight-loss and requires no long-term commitment. [ 1 ] The typical claimed intent of the diet is to lose 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of weight in a week, [ 2 ] though nutritional experts point out that it is nearly impossible to lose that much fat within a week: much of the ...