No single
food can target your turkey neck immediately (fat loss only happens when you
consume more calories than you eat, causing your body to break down lipid
stores preferably for energy). But what fat burning foods you eat will help you
torch body fat alongside a good exercise regimen.
Forget
about dietary limitations. Rather than eating less for weight loss, we’re here
to tell you that eating more of these foods will increase your ability to burn
calories by balancing your body and increasing your metabolism.
1. Berries
Berries are
filled with polyphenol antioxidants that help to burn fat — and prevent it from
forming — as well as improve your exercise benefits by improving your muscle
blood flow.
Berries are
filled with fiber and antioxidants (up to 9 grams a cup!), which contain less
sugar than other fruits. That combination makes them a safe and satisfactory
alternative.
2. Avocados
Since a
2013 study linked daily avocado eaters to lower waist circumference and BMI,
your toast obsession with avocado may be a positive thing. And the
monounsaturated fats are heart-healthy and filling, which means you are less
likely to snack later in the day on the processed food.
3. Salmon
The
equation of fat burning is simple: Protein is building muscle. More muscle =
more burning fat. And fish is one of lean protein's healthiest
sources-particularly wild salmon.
Wild salmon
have more brain, heart, joint, and gut-healthy omega-3 fatty acids than any
other food, plus low-glycemic, thus preventing spikes of insulin and storing
fat around the center.
The balance of the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty
acids is the secret to remaining lean. Yet salmon fats satisfy, making it
impossible to over-eat.
4. Grapefruits
Each slice
of grapefruit that you add to your salad works as a match to trigger
fat-burning potential in your body.
Other
grapefruit compounds help the body use insulin more efficiently, which keeps
the blood sugar in check and can also help you burn calories. Before eating
maybe just don't sprinkle it with sugar.
5. Kale
Good thing
this green is nowadays in every grocery store and on most menus. An alkaline food, it's high in fiber, slowing glucose release to avoid spikes of insulin.
You will
enjoy baked, juiced or uncooked kale. Either way, it is full of essential fatty
acids, vitamin K, omega 3, and fiber and is a rich source of calcium for
healthy bones plus low energy density.
One study
found that consuming foods that are low in energy density on a regular basis
can be an effective weight management strategy.
It is also
filled with energizing iron and magnesium that helps to reduce the body's
stress hormones.
6. Olive oil
While olive
oil contains fat, it does actually contain a form of healthy fat that has been
shown to decrease levels of inflammation that stores fat.
Ditch the
butter, set the cooking spray aside and brush the olive oil in your pan. Unlike
fish oil, it is filled with omega-3 fatty acids that help keep your gut, brain,
and other organs functioning efficiently and control your appetite.
7. Green Tea
It has been
shown that other teas improve metabolism, inhibit the development of new fat
cells, speed the release of fat from cells and actually toggle off fat genes
due to their catechin levels, but green tea has a leg up on the competition.
Green tea
is really one of the only natural fat-burning beverages available to the
customer. The high level of EGCG — the gallate of epigallocatechin — activates
enzymes that get fat cells to release their stored fat and increase the amount
of fat used for energy.
Use it for
4 p.m. today, instead of coffee. Take-me-up. Green tea assists the thyroid in
its hormone thyroxine development, reviving up the metabolism for several
hours.
8. Eggs
Sunny side
up, scrambled, fried or hard-boiled — it doesn't matter. A saucepan, spatula,
and egg carton are all you need to fry some serious flab. Eggs are one of the
best sources of choline, a big fat-burning nutrient that helps turn off the
genes that are responsible for storing abdominal fat.
If you
always start your day with eggs, we have good news: high-protein breakfasts,
especially egg-including breakfasts, have been linked to weight loss, reducing
the production of belly fat.
9. Bananas
Starting
your day with a banana, thanks to all the potassium they contain, might be
great news for your metabolism.
Potassium
helps your body control nutrients and fluids in and out of your cells and can
theoretically increase the amount of basal metabolism, a measure of calories
burned when awake at rest.
10. Hot
Peppers
Prepared to
burn calories?
Adding a
little spice into your life could greatly fire up your metabolism. Evidence
indicates that capsaicin, the naturally occurring compound found in hot
peppers, may be useful for weight loss due to its potential ability to produce
heat, burn calories and break down fat.
Bonus
Sweet
Potatoes
When it
comes to blasting fat the term "slow carb" is anything but sluggish.
Slow carbs are slowly digested, which leaves you feeling more full and
energized for longer — and sweet potatoes are one of them.
Among the
magic ingredients here are carotenoids, antioxidants that stabilize blood-sugar
levels and lower insulin resistance, helping your body to convert calories into
energy efficiently rather than store them as fat. And their high profile of
vitamins (including A, C, and B6) give you more energy to burn in gym.
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