Is eating noodles or rice more likely to cause weight gain?

When trying to lose weight, should you eat rice or noodles?

When trying to lose weight, people often ask whether rice or noodles are "less harmful" to eat. Liu Yi-Li, an experienced nutritionist from Taiwan (China), answered this question definitively: Eating noodles is more harmful!

The reason is that if you choose to eat rice, unless you add your own sauce or condiments, you'll basically eat less sauce and condiments when eating rice.

If you choose to eat noodles, and order dry mixed noodles, people will definitely add more seasonings, oil, and sauce, so the fattiness of the bowl of noodles will increase significantly.

Ăn mì hay cơm dễ khiến tăng cân hơn?- Ảnh 1. — It's better to eat rice than noodles when trying to lose weight - Photo: TVBS

Expert Liu Yili also added that if you choose noodle soup, the broth is usually made with a lot of pork bones, so it also contains a lot of fat.

What are the top 5 types of noodles with the most calories?

According to expert Liu Yili, there are some types of noodles that are "harmful" and high in calories that people trying to lose weight should try to avoid, such as spicy and sour noodles, dry noodles with greasy pork cracklings, fried chicken noodles, crispy pork rib noodles, and braised beef noodles.

Above are the top 5 highest-calorie types of noodles that people should try to avoid when trying to lose weight. Additionally, because noodles are high in carbohydrates, eating them with plenty of vegetables and some lean meat will be better for your health.

To lose weight, you need to control your fat and sugar intake.

Furthermore, expert Liu Yili also pointed out that, based on clinical observations, people trying to lose weight often eat too little at their three main meals and don't consume enough fiber or carbohydrates, leading to increased feelings of hunger.

When patience in enduring hunger reaches its limit, it becomes especially easy to choose foods high in sugar and fat to quickly fill the hungry stomach.

Because of this vicious cycle, the body takes in more fat and sugar. Therefore, although controlling calorie intake is the first step to weight loss, paying attention to controlling fat and sugar intake is even more important.

Reducing food intake is not beneficial for weight loss.

For those trying to lose weight who frequently eat out, expert Liu Yili reminds everyone to pay more attention to the following foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt:

Fried and stir-fried dishes

Fried and stir-fried dishes, fried tofu, crispy fried pork intestines, crispy fried noodles.

Types of noodles

Types of noodles include mixed noodles, pork rib noodles, char siu noodles, fish noodles, braised beef noodles, braised duck noodles, liver with meat, pork skin noodles, etc.

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Pay closer attention to the dishes in the buffet, for example, the Three-Cup Chicken (a Taiwanese (Chinese) culinary icon, made from chicken thighs or legs with various seasonings including sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, garlic, basil, and especially the succulent and flavorful chicken thighs or legs), honey-glazed chicken thighs, fried cod, stir-fried eggplant, and winter melon tea in the buffet.