Does eating pineapples make me slimmer?
Monday, 28 July 2008
I’ve been losing weight over these few months. To begin with, I’m not fat and I’m pretty indifferent to my weight. I’m actually slightly irritated that people keep commenting that I’m thinner plus my clothes and even my wedding ring are now so much looser. Actually, I haven’t done anything to shed off the kilos. I’ve been eating the same number of meals based on the same diet. I haven’t been exercising and instead, have been sitting in front of my computer most of the time. So what has contributed to my weight loss? I gave this some thoughts and I suspect, it is pineapples!
High dose of Vitamin C
Sometime earlier in the year, I started eating pineapples on a daily basis. I eat about three slices, which is about a quarter of a pineapple, usually after my lunch. Except for the fact that pineapples contain lots of Vitamin C and that it is pretty acidic, I don’t know much about this fruit. But since suspecting that it has caused my weight loss, I did some online research into the fruit.
Good source of bromelain enzyme
According to the wikipedia, pineapple is a good source of manganese and contains significant amounts of Vitamin C and Vitamin B1. In addition, the fruit contains an enzyme called bromelain that aids digestion and helps prevent inflammation and swelling.
Bromelain and slimming pills
I couldn’t find strong concrete scientific evidence that eating pineapples could contribute to weight loss but it looks like I’m not alone in my suspicions. For example, I found this website that stated that pineapples can promote natural weight loss. In addition, I found that some manufacturers who use bromelain in their slimming pills have been claiming that it can help to break down body fat and enables slimmers to lose weight effortlessly. However, this claim has not been backed up and it is said that bromelain, like any other protein in the gut, would be digested and should have no action on body weight. (source)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) and weight loss
But pineapples also contains Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) which is said to help metabolize carbohydrates. When I searched about this vitamin, it came up in a lot of weight loss resource websites! There appears to be some link between Vitamin B and weight loss but according to Love To Know, Vitamin B and weight loss go hand in hand, but only when all forms of vitamin B are taken together.
Promotes better metabolism and better digestion
So does eating pinepapples really promote weight loss? Well, I can’t say for sure since I cannot quote you any brillant information from experts. But if you think about it, with better metabolism and better digestion that comes with eating pineapples daily, losing weight isn’t such a far-fetched idea. However, I can only say it worked for me and I’m not discounting there could be other factors or food that needs to work in combination for the effect.
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July 28th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I think you make a great point, and based on your research it sounds quite possible pineapples could assist in weight loss. At the very least, they’re delicious and healthy too
Jen: It won’t yield overnight weight loss for sure. More like slimming overtime. Anyway, I agree. They’re delicious and healthy. I’m so hooked that I need my serving everyday now. And with great Vit C, why not?
July 29th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Very interesting. Perhaps I’ll try it, too!
AM: Take it as a good source of Vit C too!
July 29th, 2008 at 8:16 am
I love pineapples but have been advised not to overindulge in them as it is considered too “cooling”, according to TCM. Maybe I need to balance it with more “heaty” fruit like durians or mangoes.
flym: It’s true…I’ve heard that too. Not particularly good for women during that time of the month. Plus it’s acidic so shouldn’t be eaten on an empty stomach.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:45 am
this is interesting, i have tried so many ways and yet none of the slimming methods worked for me
but i do take plenty of fruits (oranges) on daily basis and none of them contribute to weight loss. perhaps i am going to give this a try. thanks for sharing this info!
prettybeautiful: Well, take it like a healthy fruit. The slimming effects are not immediate but more like over a stretch.
July 30th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
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August 11th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Ooh, interesting! I experienced the same slimming effect with green tea–didn’t change my eating habits, just had about 4-5 cups a day. But maybe that’s just the effect of the tea making me eat less, since I usually lose my appetite after a cup (so bitter!).
I think I’ll try having pineapple daily…
I have a question, though: do you have the pineapples freshly cut, or canned?
Hi! I eat the pineapples fresh. I think the vitamins are lost on the canned ones…
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Great post Sesame, I am gonna include pineapples in my diet from today itself:)
Leon: Thanks! Hope it’ll work well for you.
December 19th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
One of the key health advantages of a vegetarian diet is its high fiber content.
The Pineapple diet formula is totally a new diet system that is much different from the diet programs you’ve come across. With this system you are eventually accelerating your fat/calorie burning engine to a much faster rate and this happens within the first 24 hours of your start with this diet.
December 21st, 2008 at 12:59 pm
pineapples are life!!!!!!
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January 17th, 2009 at 9:02 am
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January 29th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Funnily enough my better half came home today and by the by mentioned she came across a site where a guy had written he lost 50 pounds by eating a whole pineapple every day. Will see if she can find the link again and come back and post it. If one can actually lose a decent amount of weight I’m borrowing a friend’s pickup tomorrow and driving to the fruit & veg store!
Eating one whole pineapple? But I found the side effects of eating pineapples long term is back ache.
February 6th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Hi, I am thrilled to hear that pineapple play miracle in slimming down the body weight. Actually I had come across bromelain enzyme in pineapple through a magazine which stated that bromeline acts major part in reducing weight. I am going to try it this time after i browsed web of the article written by you. Thanks for putting on web.If you have any other good tips please let me know.
Namratha: Try green tea. I wrote about the slimming effects too. Check under my category on Beautyfood.
February 15th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
I have tried lot of things to become slim but i will surely try Pineapple its something new i have heard.Hope it work for me.
Nida: You need to be persistent. I took it daily for about 3 months before I saw results…but one thing I found is that eating too much pineapples causes backaches! So eat with moderation…