To succeed in losing weight, it is necessary to moderately limit even foods one usually enjoys. This is because frequently eating foods high in calories can unknowingly increase total daily calorie intake and hinder weight loss.
Singer Sung Si Kyung, who recently succeeded in losing 10 kg, said on his YouTube channel, “I had been dieting since January 3,” adding, “I think I didn’t eat ramen for about six months.” He continued, “I’m not continuously dieting now, but I ate cheese ramen for the first time in a while.”
In fact, ramen is a food that should be avoided while dieting. One serving of ramen generally contains about 500 kcal and is a high-carbohydrate, high-fat food with relatively high proportions of carbohydrates and fat. In particular, its sodium content is around 1700 mg to 2000 mg, nearly reaching the World Health Organization, WHO, recommended daily sodium intake of 2000 mg.
Adding cheese can make ramen an even greater burden during a diet. Cheese itself contains protein and calcium, but adding it to ramen also adds the cheese’s fat and calories to the ramen’s existing calorie content. In particular, adding a high-calorie food to a meal like ramen, which already has a high energy density, can easily raise the total calorie content of a single meal. A study in which researchers at the National Institutes of Health, NIH, analyzed the characteristics of 2733 meals also confirmed a tendency for calorie intake per meal to increase as the energy density of food rose.
If you cannot give up ramen, try changing the cooking method. The so-called ‘noodle-washing cooking method,’ in which the noodles are boiled separately and drained before the seasoning powder is added to fresh water and boiled, can also help reduce sodium intake. According to a research team from the Division of Biofood Industry at Semyung University, cooking ramen using the ‘noodle-washing cooking method’ reduced its sodium content by up to 27%.
After eating, it is best to move around, even lightly. Light physical activity, such as walking after a meal, may help ease a sharp rise in post-meal blood sugar. In particular, it is advisable to develop the habit of walking lightly for about 10 to 20 minutes after eating rather than sitting for a long time. However, exercise cannot completely offset the high calorie or sodium intake from ramen, so the priority is to reduce the frequency and portion size of ramen itself.
Singer Sung Si Kyung, who recently succeeded in losing 10 kg, said on his YouTube channel, “I had been dieting since January 3,” adding, “I think I didn’t eat ramen for about six months.” He continued, “I’m not continuously dieting now, but I ate cheese ramen for the first time in a while.”
In fact, ramen is a food that should be avoided while dieting. One serving of ramen generally contains about 500 kcal and is a high-carbohydrate, high-fat food with relatively high proportions of carbohydrates and fat. In particular, its sodium content is around 1700 mg to 2000 mg, nearly reaching the World Health Organization, WHO, recommended daily sodium intake of 2000 mg.
Adding cheese can make ramen an even greater burden during a diet. Cheese itself contains protein and calcium, but adding it to ramen also adds the cheese’s fat and calories to the ramen’s existing calorie content. In particular, adding a high-calorie food to a meal like ramen, which already has a high energy density, can easily raise the total calorie content of a single meal. A study in which researchers at the National Institutes of Health, NIH, analyzed the characteristics of 2733 meals also confirmed a tendency for calorie intake per meal to increase as the energy density of food rose.
If you cannot give up ramen, try changing the cooking method. The so-called ‘noodle-washing cooking method,’ in which the noodles are boiled separately and drained before the seasoning powder is added to fresh water and boiled, can also help reduce sodium intake. According to a research team from the Division of Biofood Industry at Semyung University, cooking ramen using the ‘noodle-washing cooking method’ reduced its sodium content by up to 27%.
After eating, it is best to move around, even lightly. Light physical activity, such as walking after a meal, may help ease a sharp rise in post-meal blood sugar. In particular, it is advisable to develop the habit of walking lightly for about 10 to 20 minutes after eating rather than sitting for a long time. However, exercise cannot completely offset the high calorie or sodium intake from ramen, so the priority is to reduce the frequency and portion size of ramen itself.