Here's a list of the top 7 tips to help you lose some weight.

People around the world have been fighting against obesity for centuries. Staying in shape has never been easy. We keep inventing new diets, workout routines and pills that help us get slim and fit.


1. The French approach: Don't skip lunch.


The French are famous for their cuisine. Their menu consists mainly of cheese and red wine. Both are low in carbohydrates. This may be the reason why people in France are quite slim. The largest meal is eaten between noon and 2 p.m. The French don't usually eat snacks and their portions are relatively small. Although her lunch is high in calories, there is plenty of time to burn it later in the day.

2. The Latin American Approach: Eating with Family or Friends.

 Invite your family or friends to dinner. Let them join them. A conversation with people close to you will distract you from the meal and you will feel full even after a light dinner. It usually takes 15-20 minutes for your stomach to send the signal to your brain to tell it you're full. When surrounded by other people, we tend to eat more slowly and eat smaller amounts of food. Communicating with people during a meal prevents you from overeating.

3. The Japanese Approach: Soups during Every Meal.

In Japan, people even eat soup for breakfast. Starting the day with a bowl of miso soup has become a good tradition. In Japan, people live longer than anywhere else in the world and rarely suffer from obesity. Miso soup is good for digestion because it is fermented. Their enzymes effectively decompose the food that is then consumed.


4. The Mediterranean Approach: Give Your Preference to Olive Oil.

Spaniards, Italians, Greeks, Turks and North Africans cannot imagine their meals without olive oil. Over there, olive oil is cheap and people can easily afford it. Olive oil consists of monounsaturated fats. These fats are good at fighting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL).


5. The Icelandic Approach: Fatty Varieties of Fish.

Iceland is known for its long dark winters and short cool summers. Although people don't get enough sun and can't enjoy warm weather in summer, the percentage of people suffering from depression is the lowest in the world. The reason for this is the menu, which contains plenty of seafood, especially fatty fish such as sardines, scombers and, albeit a little more expensively, salmon.

6. The Sardinian Approach: Drinking Red Wine.

There are many Sardinians that are 100 years old! One or two glasses of red wine are their main secret. Red wines are full of antioxidants. They protect our heart and blood vessels, neutralize the "bad" cholesterol and increase the content of HDL (high-density lipoprotein), also known as the "good" cholesterol. Red wine, like any other alcoholic beverage, should be drunk in moderation. One glass of red wine a day is enough for most people to maintain their cardiovascular system. They can replace red wine with grape juice.


7. The Chinese Approach: Eat Less Meat.

Because meat is an expensive food for most Chinese rural residents, they treat it like a spice. This has a positive impact on health - compared to the Western world, where chicken, pork and beef are consumed almost daily, fewer people suffer from heart disease, there are lower cancer rates and fewer cases of diabetes.