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If you are overweight you really need to follow good weight loss recipes that assure you not consuming extra calories in your body. As a new comer you might be worried as you need to skip certain foods that you like most. But don’t worry there are many mouth watering recipes that can replace your favorite foods!

If you like fish then try this pan fried salmon with vegetable rice weight loss recipe. Salmon is a great source of Omega-3 fatty acids that help to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. You can choose basmati rice instead of white rice as basmati rice has low glycemic index than white rice. The preparation is quite simple, first cook onions in the oil for at least 5 minutes, and then add garlic, peppers and sugar snap peas. Add the basmati rice and stir for 2-3 minutes. Cook the rice for 20-30 minutes and serve with pan fried salmon.

Pumpkin soup is the best weight loss recipe when it comes to the soup department. It contains fewer amounts of cholesterol and fat. It tastes really good and is the best replacement for any other soup you liked most. Take a large saucepan and pour one cup of water in it. Mix onion slices in the water and boil it till it becomes warm. Add pumpkin puree, vegetable broth, cinnamon, nutmeg, and some water in the saucepan. Again boil it and add milk in it. Cook it and garnish it using pepper and green onion, the dish is ready to serve.

Baked sweet potato with Thai prawn is another mouth watering weight loss recipe. A sweet potato is a rich source of beta-carotene which is known to be powerful anti cancer nutrient. Prawns are high in protein and very low in fat. Well, to start cooking, preheat the oven and place the sweet potatoes on a baking tray and cook for at lease 45 minutes. Then mix together the lime juice, oil, Thai paste, sugar, and seasoning. Mix in the prawns and leave it for another 10 minutes. Serve the prawns onto a foil lined grill pan and cook under hot grill for 3-4 minutes. Finally split open the sweet potatoes and fill them with the prawns.

For a vegetarian dieters, butternut squash can be the best alternative weight loss recipe. Butternut squash is rich in beta carotene and has powerful antioxidant properties. They are rich in vitamin A, C, and E and foliate. Heat the olive oil in a large pan, add onion and cook for few minutes. Mix the spices and cook for another few minutes. Then mix the rice and slowly stir hot vegetable stock for about 10 minutes. Add the butternut squash and continue cooking for few minutes. Add the peas and cook until all the liquid has been absorbed. Spoon the risotto into serving dish, spread over the almonds and serve immediately.

Chicken burgers are healthy burgers and can replace the hamburgers. Start this weight loss recipe by cooking the onion, celery and garlic in the olive oil for 5 minutes. Meanwhile finely chop the chicken in a food processor. Then combine the onion mixture, chicken, parsley and breadcrumbs in a bowl, add salt and pepper and bind the mixture together with the egg yolk. Roll the burger in a little flour and dry fry in a non-stick pan until golden. Place the burger in between whole meal rolls and serve. Whole meal roll is high in fiber content, also the normal burgers out there are made with beef but this healthy burger is made from chicken breast meat and hence a much healthier weight loss recipe.

Many more weight loss recipes to state but these 5 recipes are just an example for you. As a new comer you can realize now that there are many mouth watering weight loss recipes that can replace your favorite foods.

If you’re one of the millions of Filipinos suffering from heart disease, maybe you’re not putting enough cholesterol in your diet.

While this may sound wrong, studies have proven that omega 3 fatty acid - a form of cholesterol that keeps your heart healthy - reduces the risk of heart attack, the leading cause of death in the Philippines. It has also been proven to stimulate blood circulation and reduce blood pressure - something very helpful, especially to the new breed of Filipino urbanites who balance work, social and personal lives.

Aside from saving you from heartache, omega 3 plays a crucial role in brain function as well as normal growth and development. This is why it is highly recommended by doctors to pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children.

If this sounds fishy, it’s because the good cholesterol that is omega 3 can be found in fish.

To give consumers their fair share of good cholesterol, Fisher Farms, the leading aquaculture processor in the country, has created a line of ready-to-cook fish-based deli products called Everyday.

Now, you can have all the meat that you’ve always loved without worrying about the harmful effects it may have on your heart. Classic everyday treats like luncheon, ham, sausage, bacon, and hotdog that are usually high in saturated fat can now be enjoyed with all the healthier benefits of fish.

Busy urban dwellers don’t have to worry because Everyday products are very easy and quick to prepare, giving everyone less time in the kitchen and more time for hearty eating.

“Aside from having all the goodness of omega 3, Everyday is also high in nutritional content and low in saturated fat. Its salt and sodium contents are very minimal while also being gluten-free, casein-free, MSG-free, and virtually having no extenders.” explains Rex Malabanan, marketing manager of Fisher Farms.

With Fisher Farms’ new line of Everyday deli treats, consumers can now enjoy a healthier food option that provides their hearts with all the healthy benefits of omega 3.

Everyday is available at SM Supermarket, Robinsons Supermarket, Rustan’s Supermarket, Landmark Supermarket, and Shopwise.

Eating at least two servings of fish each week seems to protect people with diabetes who also have kidney disease, according to a long-range study of more than 22,000 adults in England.

The study, published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, shows that fish consumption lowers abnormal levels of protein in the urine in people with diabetes.

Abnormal amounts of protein appear in the urine when the kidneys are damaged; it’s a key indicator of kidney disease. Previous studies have shown that fish and fish oil consumption decrease protein in the urine, increase glucose tolerance, decrease fats in the blood, and lower blood pressure — all benefits to people with diabetes.

Diabetes affects an estimated 23.6 million Americans and is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease. While there is no cure for the disease, a balanced diet and a lifestyle that includes regular exercise and weight loss for those who are overweight or obese helps slow the progression of complications.

The British study was part of the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC), a 10-country collaboration that investigated the link between diet and cancer. The EPIC-Norfolk Study, conducted from 1993 to 1997, involved 22,384 mostly white middle-aged and older men and women, 517 of whom had diabetes.

Urine tests and dietary-lifestyle questionnaires led to the finding that those with diabetes who on average ate less than one serving of fish each week were four times likelier to have macroalbuminuria (abnormally high levels of protein in the urine) than those who eat fish regularly.

For the people without diabetes in the study, eating fish showed no difference in urine-protein levels.

“Protein in the urine is one of the earliest signs of kidney disease,” says co-investigator Amanda Adler, MD, PhD, of the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, England.

The participants in the study who had diabetes were 64 years old on average; the people who didn’t have diabetes were 58.8 years old on average. Everyone underwent a medical examination, kept a food diary, and completed a food-frequency questionnaire. At the beginning and end of the study, their urine was taken to determine protein levels.

Fish consumption was defined as average weekly intake of fried fish, oily fish, white fish, and fish fingers. The study accounted for lifestyle factors, like alcohol and tobacco use, family medical history, socio-economic status, and ethnicity, but the researchers found they didn’t have a significant impact on risk of macroalbuminuria.

Which Types of Fish Protect the Kidneys?

Adler says it’s unclear whether it’s the fish oil or the type of protein in fish that protects the kidneys. And the study makes no distinction between eating fried vs. unfried fish or warm-water vs. cold-water fish like mackerel and salmon. The study simply shows that eating more of it has a protective effect on kidney function in those with diabetes.

“We included all types of preparation [of fish] in this study. However, we did not find any difference in risk between oily fish or fried fish, such as fish and chips. There is a possibility that our study would have to be bigger to find differences between types of fish,” Adler says.

Leslie Spry, MD, a kidney specialist in Lincoln, Neb., who serves as a National Kidney Foundation spokesman, says he typically doesn’t tell patients to eat more fish but recommends fish oil supplements to control triglycerides (blood fats).

“This is the first study that has translated it into a dietary recommendation,” Spry says, adding that he’d like to see a broad study of people with diabetes that attempts to find a link between fish and fish-oil consumption and reduced protein levels in the urine.

“The next study that ought to be done is to take a group of [people with diabetes] and randomize some of them to take high fish intake and some to take low fish intake and compare,” he says. “I was kind of struck by their selection methods, that [participants] could eat any old kind of fish. This study suggested you could. I wouldn’t tell my patients to go to a fast-food place and eat fish sticks, but this study seems to say it’s OK.”