Research Proves Consumption Of Fruits And Vegetables Can't Lose Weight

Illustration (Suzyguewood/Pexels)

JAKARTA - Researchers from the University of Alabama in the United States found that consumption of fruit and vegetables alone does not cause weight loss as many people believe.

Researchers found this conclusion after conducting a systematic study and analysis of data of more than 1,200 random subjects to find out the effects of increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables.

"All the studies we have studied show an approximate zero effect on weight loss," said study lead Kathrynmi, Ph.D., an instructor at the University of Alabama School of Public Health, as reported by ANTARA from New York Daily.

"So I don't think eating more is an effective approach to losing weight because adding it to any food someone might eat doesn't seem to cause a weight change," he added.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture's MyPlate initiative, recommendations for daily consumption of fruit and vegetables for adults 1.5-2 gibbons for fruit and 2-3 gibbons for vegetables even though dietists are often advised to "fulfill" food intake with vegetables and fruit assuming low calorie foods will overflow.

"In the whole context of a healthy diet, reducing energy is a way to help lose weight, so to reduce weight you have to reduce calorie intake," waro said of the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

He said that so far people assume that high-fiber foods such as fruits and vegetables will replace unhealthy foods, and that is the mechanism for losing weight.

"However, our findings from the best available evidence show that such an effect does not appear to exist in people who are only instructed to increase their intake of fruit and vegetables," he added.

However, fruits and vegetables provide a lot of vitamins and fiber, so even if you can't lose weight, both of them are good for health and don't cause problems when consumed, except in extreme numbers.