With obesity on the rise in the UK, weight loss and healthy diets are on everyone’s mind.
Allure Weightloss are pleased to be at the forefront of this fight, helping those struggling on their weight loss journeys to find a useful medical solution that has been tried and tested. All of our procedures are supported by an aftercare programme, with part of that programme being dietetic care. Our diets have a huge impact on our overall health, especially our weight, and just because you’ve had a gastric balloon placed doesn’t mean that you need to eat boring food. Healthy eating can be enjoyable, you just need to focus on protein!
What is Protein?
Protein is the building block of life. Every cell in the human body contains protein, thus making it extremely important. You need enough protein in your diet to allow your body to rebuild cells and develop new ones. Protein is particularly important to children, teens, and pregnant women as it sustains and encourages growth.
Where Can You Find Protein?
A healthy diet that consists of the right amount of protein can help you lose weight. However, where do you find it?
Protein can be found in many healthy foods. Some fresh fruit and vegetables such as corn, kiwi, edamame and avocado are high in protein. You will also be able to find it in pulses, some dairy foods, eggs and meat. There are plenty of ways to incorporate protein into a balanced diet and avoid too much saturated fat. Typically, it is recommended to get 25-30% of your daily calories a day from protein to lose body weight.
Fuller for Longer with Less Food
Believe it or not, protein is one of the best ways to feel fuller, faster. It is also more likely to leave you feeling fuller for longer than other food types. Combined with a gastric balloon procedure, increasing your intake of protein in the form of high-protein meals, you could maximise the amount of weight you lose. With Allure Weightloss, all patients receive support from a HCPC registered dietitian experienced with medical weight loss patients.
The reason why protein helps us feel so full is because it is a vital micronutrient that sends signals to the brain, that in turn sends signals to the gut to produce glucose. The production of glucose because of the protein in the body will stop you feeling hungry by further reducing the production of the hunger hormone, ghrelin.
Speak to a Patient Advisor Today
Allure Weightloss is a CQC registered provider of medical weight loss procedures such as the gastric balloon and bariatric surgeries. If you are struggling to move weight speak to a patient advisor today to see if we may be able to help. Call 0345 512 0094 now or email info@allureweightloss.com for more information.
