Future Health Frontiers Q&A Weight loss

What low-calorie foods can help you lose weight?

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Asked on：Apr 11, 2026 11:02 AM

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Fiona
Apr 11, 2026

During the weight loss period, the most difficult thing to get rid of is the feeling of hunger. Due to the need to control calories, many people feel hungry and dizzy. After a few days of persistence, their true colors are revealed, and the weight loss plan has to be stopped.

So when we are losing weight, what foods are low in calories and can fill our stomachs? Today, we will discuss this issue
1. Things you need to pay attention to when losing weight
First of all, one thing to understand is that everything has energy. It is just a matter of more or less. If you relax about eating, you will also get fat.

Secondly, weight loss is mainly about controlling the total energy intake in 24 hours, and the energy intake cannot exceed the energy consumed. Therefore, the most critical thing is to control kinetic energy intake.

Controlling energy intake requires not only a variety of foods, but also a good selection of foods and methods of controlling energy.

2. Tips on weight loss diet
1. Increase dietary fiber intake

Dietary fiber has the function of increasing gastric contents, slowing down the rate of elimination, increasing the feeling of fullness, and reducing the absorption rate, so it is necessary to increase foods containing dietary fiber.

2. Add liquids before meals

Liquid type. For example, if you drink some liquids such as nourishing soup, milk, soy milk, etc. before eating staple food, you will easily feel full and the amount of staple food will be reduced, which is conducive to weight loss. As the saying goes: "If you drink porridge before a meal, you will not gain weight no matter how you eat. If you drink porridge after a meal, the more you eat, the fatter you will become." This is not unreasonable. Choose liquids. Can you drink sweet drinks and soda?
3. Actual selection of ingredients
These 6 foods are low in calories and very easy to make you hungry. They are actually as follows:
1. Purple sweet potato
Purple sweet potatoes are a very good staple food for weight loss. Remember, purple sweet potatoes are not sweet potatoes, because purple sweet potatoes have lower sugar and calories, and because they contain proanthocyanidins, their nutritional value is higher than that of sweet potatoes.

2. Corn

Steamed corn is very convenient to make. Corn is rich in dietary fiber and various nutrients, which can promote digestion. Pay attention to the different types of corn. Old corn is best for losing weight, sweet corn is the second best, and glutinous corn is best for losing weight.

3. Oatmeal

It must be pure oat flour, not instant coffee oatmeal with milk tea powder, dextrin and other high-calorie food ingredients added. Pure oatmeal contains a lot of soluble dietary fiber, which can quickly absorb moisture and expand in the intestines and stomach, providing a long-lasting feeling of satiety.

4. Taro

Taro is a high-fiber food, but it cannot be taken immediately. We usually eat taro products, such as konjac essence powder, taro meatballs, konjac tofu, etc., which can be used to make soup or cold dishes. They have low calories and are very delicious.

5. Li Mai

Limai is a completely nutritious food. The protein it contains is high-quality protein like milk, eggs and meat. The carbohydrates are comprehensive and easy to digest. Limai can be cooked and squeezed into soy milk. Because Limai has a low GI value, its satiety is also relatively long-lasting.

6. Chia seeds

Chia seeds are rich in soluble dietary fiber and high-quality unsaturated fat, which can regulate blood sugar. Chia seeds are very convenient to eat. Just soak them in water. They can also be used in salads. They are really just for lazy people.