Does eating sour foods help with weight loss?

Is it true that sour foods are rich in vitamin C, which helps break down and burn fat, preventing fat accumulation? (Linh, 30 years old, Hanoi )

Reply:

There are no foods that burn fat. In fact, any food, to a greater or lesser extent, provides energy when consumed. Sour foods provide less energy, while sweet foods provide more.

When researching information, you need to be selective and avoid applying it indiscriminately. Eating sour foods for weight loss can be very harmful, because there are many types of sour foods, even yogurt, a fermented product considered healthy, can harm the body if consumed excessively. Similarly, with sour fruits like oranges, lemons, and tangerines, excessive consumption can cause side effects.

Eating fermented foods like pickled cucumbers and pickled tomatoes daily instead of vegetables is very dangerous because they contain a lot of salt, and consuming them in large quantities can affect the cardiovascular system, blood pressure, liver, and kidneys.

The correct principle for weight loss is to control food intake, balance the three energy-producing nutrients: protein, fat, and carbohydrates, and maintain daily physical activity. In addition, people need to drink enough water, only snack when directed by a doctor, and limit foods high in fat, oil, and sugar.

Doctor Nguyen Trong Hung
National Institute of Nutrition

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