Miju: "I'm on a diet, so I'm holding back on this food"... because I'm gaining weight and bloating?

Girl group Lovelyz's Mijoo (29) said that when she is dieting, she abstains from eating any food she wants, including ramen.

Recently, a video titled "Wednesday Coworker Jiwon vs. Friday Coworker Mijoo and Heechul Between the Two Women!" was posted on the YouTube channel "ChopChop." In the video, Mijoo was asked, "I'm on a diet, can you resist eating ramen at midnight?" and answered, "I can."

 

He said, "No matter how hungry I am or how empty my schedule is the next day, I have to endure anything when I'm dieting," and "There's nothing in my fridge but drinks." Kim Heechul agreed with Miju's words, saying, "I also only have water at home," and "That's how we lived. (Because of my job) I don't have the concept of not being able to endure, so I just endure (even if I want to eat)."

Ramen is high in calories and sodium, making it difficult to lose weight.

 

 

Ramen, which Miju warns against, is actually not a good food for dieters. It's high in carbohydrates and fat, making it high in calories. It also has a high GI index, rapidly raising blood sugar levels. Furthermore, it lacks protein and fiber, making it difficult to maintain satiety, leading to overeating.

Ramen, in particular, is one of the most sodium-rich foods. Just one pack of ramen contains 1,600 mg of sodium, which is 70-80% of the recommended daily intake. While an appropriate amount of sodium is essential for maintaining nerve and muscle function, excessive amounts can interfere with water metabolism, leading to bloating.

 

Foods high in sodium also increase blood pressure. High blood sodium levels cause osmotic pressure, causing cellular water to leak into the bloodstream, increasing blood volume. This increased pressure on blood vessels leads to increased blood pressure. Furthermore, salty foods high in sodium can irritate the stomach lining, potentially leading to gastritis and, in severe cases, stomach cancer.

Excessive sodium intake also increases the risk of obesity. Sodium has the property of holding onto fat, making it difficult to lose body fat. In fact, a study by Dr. Graham McGregor's team at Queen Mary University of London found that for every gram increase in salt intake, the likelihood of weight gain increased by more than 20%.

 

Eating late at night can cause calorie accumulation and make it difficult to get a good night's sleep.

 

Eating ramen as a late-night snack, like the one Miju asked about, is especially detrimental to your diet. Late-night snacks are often consumed during the quietest time of day, so calories aren't burned and are more likely to accumulate in the body.

 

A research team at Brigham and Women's Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, analyzed the effects of late-night snacking on hormones in 16 overweight or obese people. The results showed that the participants who ate late-night snacks had an average of about 6% lower levels of appetite-suppressing hormones and about 12% higher levels of appetite-stimulating hormones over 24 hours than the group that did not eat late-night snacks.

 

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Among the late-night snacks, something that is easy to eat is

It's ramen, right?

Can you stand this?

I'm also trying to eat less ramen.