How Mahta can help you lose weight

How Mahta can help you lose weight

By Alessandra Luglio


We live in a world where overweight and obesity have unfortunately become epidemic, affecting more than half the world's population. Brazil is no different: currently, more than half of the Brazilian population (56.8%) is overweight, of which 17.1% are obese (IBGE). The quest for weight loss is constant, bringing with it many challenges and complexities, as well as myths that often make the process even more difficult. Indeed, for weight loss to occur, it is necessary to create a calorie deficit, that is, expend more calories than are consumed. Reducing calorie intake is part of the process, but healthy weight loss goes beyond simple calorie counting and enters the world of nutritional density.

Nutritional density is the amount of essential nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, bioactive compounds, antioxidants, and fiber, ingested relative to the total calorie intake. By choosing to include foods with high nutrient density in your weight-loss program, you can ensure that, even in a calorie deficit, you'll achieve your essential nutrient goals, thus maintaining the body's homeostatic balance. This means maintaining stable energy burn, immunity, and the physical and emotional mechanisms that control our appetite, mood, and vitality, providing greater effectiveness and maintaining results throughout the process.

However, many people seek quick weight loss results and adhere to restrictive diets that focus on calorie reduction while neglecting nutrient density. This calorie reduction, when poorly planned, leads the body to "conserve energy," resulting in reduced metabolism, loss of lean mass, and difficulty maintaining weight loss. It also generates negative effects such as fatigue, malaise, and malaise. These diets can also trigger strong cravings for hyperpalatable foods, especially those that have been restricted, due to prolonged deprivation, hindering weight loss efforts. Furthermore, because they fail to promote sustainable changes in eating habits, behaviors, and lifestyle, they result in a "perpetual" cycle of weight loss and gain, where the lost weight is quickly regained once the restriction is stopped.

During weight loss, there's a risk of losing lean mass, which also harms metabolism and weight maintenance. A higher-protein diet is associated with preserving lean mass and greater fat loss, as it increases satiety and reduces appetite, making it easier to adhere to the diet. Fiber is also essential in this process, as it contributes to feelings of fullness, controls appetite, and improves gut health.

Prioritizing plant-based foods, which are densely nutritious, is essential for healthy and sustainable weight loss. Mahta's Superfoods Powder delivers 14g of protein, 8.5g of fiber, and low carbohydrates per serving. It comes from 15 natural ingredients, including 12 highly nutrient-dense Amazonian fruits and foods. It concentrates in a single serving a large amount of bioactive compounds and phytochemicals with high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as vitamins, minerals, fiber, and protein.

Mahta's Superfoods help increase feelings of fullness and control appetite, complementing your diet in a simple, tasty way with essential nutrients. On low-calorie diets, where meeting daily nutrient goals can be challenging, the weight loss process becomes more efficient, enjoyable, and sustainable in the long term.

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Alessandra Luglio is a nutritionist (CRN 3 6893), a specialist in vegan nutrition, trained in circular economy, a teacher and speaker, an animal and environmental activist, a part-time athlete, a yogini, a mother of two, and, of course, a feminist. Ale is a consultant for Mahta in nutrition and regenerative forest systems.

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