Can You Lose Weight More Easily by Eating Meat?

Many fad diets such as the Atkins diet play on the lack of knowledge of the general public. The real truth is sometimes a little different than what these fad diets will lead you to believe. Quite simply, the only way to lose weight is by burning off more calories than you take in. Upping your protein consumption won’t help you with this.

Additionally, some types of meat are bad for you and some will make you put on weight, for sure. Examples of meat types that are bad for you and also very high in calories include pepperoni, bacon, ham, deep fried chicken, salami and things like that. Prepared meat products such as bacon and pepperoni are problematic because they contain lots of nitrates and other preservatives which are very unhealthy.


If you eat too much of the bad meat mentioned above, you can eventually damage your kidneys, digestive system and colon. Additionally, these meats which are full of preservatives can speed up the onset of diseases like renal colic, cancer and gall stones, just to name a few. So you see, when you eat meat, you should balance it out with vegetables and other healthy foods.

Also, try as much as possible to avoid the meats which have preservatives and are high in calories. As we all know, meat is high in protein and many meat types are also high in iron. Pick out leaner cuts of meat to minimize your saturated fat intake and also cut away any visible fat portions. Animals do store toxins in their fat so you want to minimize as much as possible, the amount of saturated fat within the meat.

Many studies have shown that if you eat spicy food, you will be satisfied with eating a lesser amount. Therefore, if you like spicy food, then add things like chili peppers or hot sauce to your meat and you will likely want to eat less overall.So if you enjoy food that is spicy, then add some hot spices to your meat and you probably won’t want to eat as much.