Throughout beauty forums, the trend of "completely cutting rice" to own a skinny figure like dancer Duong Le Binh is being widely shared.
However, idolizing a harsh diet that ignores the specific physical condition and nutritional value of local agricultural products is not a smart choice.
Dance artist Duong Le Binh just had a performance night in Hanoi. Duong Le Binh has long become a symbol of ageless beauty. At the age of over 60, she still maintains a weight of 45kg with an ant waist. The secret she has widely shared in the media for decades is: Saying no to white rice.
Duong Le Binh once revealed: "For more than 20 years, I have not eaten a grain of rice". Her menu is usually only a few slices of apples, a small bowl of oats or nutritious nuts.
This information along with the "Khong Tuoc fever" has contributed to igniting a wave of "boycotting" starch and white rice to lose weight. Currently, on social networks, it is not difficult to encounter calls: "If you want to be as beautiful as Ms. Khong Tuoc, you must completely cut rice".
However, it is necessary to recognize the reality: Duong Le Binh is a professional dancer with extremely high intensity of training. Her diet is specifically designed to maintain maximum lightness for dance steps on stage. The fact that an ordinary person - with office work or general labor - applies the same formula is a health risk.
Nutrition experts warn that starch is the main source of energy for the brain and muscles. Complete removal can lead to weakness, hair loss, insomnia and especially the "Yo-yo" effect (to gain weight again as soon as eating normally).
Weight loss methods recommended by nutrition experts, always combining a nutritious menu and regular exercise.
An opinion that is receiving attention amidst the "losing weight like Confucius" fever has the content, "It is paradoxical that while the whole world is hunting for ST25 rice - the world's best rice in Vietnam - to enjoy, everyone is calling on each other not to eat white rice to lose weight". This opinion received thousands of "likes" (favorites).
Positive weight loss does not mean eliminating food, but a harmony between nutrition - exercise - culinary culture. Instead of extreme rice cutting, experts suggest more sustainable solutions. Control quantity by instead of eating 2-3 bowls of rice per meal, maintain 1 bowl combined with plenty of green vegetables and clean protein.
Take advantage of specialty rices such as ST25, brown rice or dragon blood. These are high-quality starch sources, rich in fiber, which help you feel full longer and support metabolism better.
Duong Le Binh is beautiful not only because of fasting, but because of decades of sweating on the training floor. A beautiful body must be a toned, vibrant body, not a "bone" lacking energy.
