Foods for Weight Loss

There’s random social media posts that pop up with whats good to eat for weight loss. Then a flurry of comments recommending different foods. All claiming to cause fat loss and at the same time demonising other foods claiming they cause fat gain. Lets be clear. The main driver of fat gain is excess calorie consumption, regardless of source. They have even compared calorie equated diets with different macronutrients ratios and the differences are negligible. 

This stems from the belief that foods spiking glucose and insulin are fattening and foods that don’t do not. False.


When you consume foods they will result in a blood sugar response which will trigger an insulin response to clear the blood sugar facilitating the delivery of energy into your cells as required. If there’s excess to requirements it will store the excess in adipose tissue, your fat cells. Yes some will be stored for quicker use in liver, skeletal muscle and muscles. 

If excess energy is continuously consumed you’ll get fatter. Because. Its calories.

You could consume 100% sugar albeit thats not recommended. You would still lose weight in a deficit and yes body fat. Protein and lifting challenging weights will minimise that being a lot of muscle too. 


So albeit a good approach to aim for predominantly whole foods factoring in a good macronutrient ratio to support overall health. There’s no fat loss or gain foods.

Its context of entire diet. If you’re blaming a particular food. Its not the food. Its you eating too much of that food. If you ever want help with that, reach out. Thats what i do.