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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:44:30 GMT -5
15 fat-burning foods
Published: 04/28/2009 08:44:26 Want to shed some unwanted pounds without feeling deprived? Eat fast food - no, not triple decker burgers and supersized fries, but foods that function almost like amphetamines, says a “Men’s Health” article posted on on AOL Health. These foods help burn calories without any extra treadmill time. Take a taste of these 15 metabolism-boosters.
Milk contains calcium, which acts as a metabolic trigger. A University of Tennessee study found that dieters who consumed 1,200 to 1,300 mg of calcium daily lost almost twice as much weight as dieters who ingested less calcium. Milk also is a rich source of complex carbohydrates, which can boost your metabolism by helping your insulin levels stay low after a meal. And low insulin levels are desirable - high insulin levels are the signal to your body to hang onto fat.
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:46:11 GMT -5
The 15 Best Fat-Burning Foods
These are foods that start winnowing your waistline the moment they leave your fork and enter your mouth. They build muscle, promote fat burning, or simply use energy (i.e., burn calories) just to digest them! Stock up today.
By Selene Yeager
photo: Hemera/Thinkstock Almonds and other nuts (with skins intact) Build muscle, reduce cravings
Dairy products (fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese) Build strong bones, fire up weight loss
Eggs Build muscle, burn fat
Turkey and other lean meats Build muscle, strengthen immune system
Berries Improve satiety, prevent cravings
Enova oil (soy and canola oil) Promotes fullness, not easily stored as fat
Peanut butter Boosts testosterone (a good thing even in women), builds muscle, burns fat
Fatty fish (such as salmon, tuna, mackerel) Trigger fullness, fire up fat burning
Grapefruit Lowers insulin, regulates blood sugar and metabolism; be sure to eat the fleshy white membranes Green tea Fires up fat burning
Chili peppers Spikes metabolism
Spinach and green vegetables Fight free radicals and improve recovery for better muscle building
Whole grains (quinoa, brown rice, whole grain cereal) Small doses prevent body from storing fat
Beans and legumes Build muscle, help burn fat, regulate digestion
Whey Builds muscle, burns fat
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:49:01 GMT -5
15 fat-burning foods Published: 04/28/2009 08:44:26 Whole grain cereal is a fab source of both complex carbs and fiber, and these are what’s needed to keep your metabolism pumped by keeping insulin levels low after a meal. Since insulin spikes make your body think it’s time to start storing the fat, eating foods that lower insulin levels makes sense. In order to stockpile fat, State University of New York at Stony Brook nutrition professor Margaret McNurlan, Ph.D., tells AOL, your body slows down your metabolism. The result is that you burn fewer calories. The antidote? Eating metabolism-boosting foods - like whole grain cereal. Read more: www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/15-fat-burning-foods-boost-metabolism-toplist-1.2141#ixzz2HUvXYhu5
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:50:51 GMT -5
15 fat-burning foods Published: 04/28/2009 08:44:26 Oats are a rich source of fiber, which pumps up your metabolism. And since oatmeal breaks down slowly in your stomach, says AOL Health, it doesn’t cause a big insulin spike the way carbs like bagels do. Oatmeal is typically eaten for breakfast, which is an important meal to consume for anyone who wants to burn calories. Eating this meal keeps insulin production down and revs up the daily calorie burn. When the U.S. Navy studied the eating habits and metabolisms of some of its personnel, it found that eating breakfast helped raise the men’s metabolisms by up to 10 percent. “By skipping meals, you slow down your metabolism and prime your body to store fat,” McNurlan tells AOL. Read more: www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/15-fat-burning-foods-boost-metabolism-toplist-1.2141#ixzz2HUw0nbrY
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:51:29 GMT -5
15 fat-burning foods Published: 04/28/2009 08:44:26 Jalapenos contain a chemical called capsaicin, which not only gives peppers their pungent flavor but speeds up the heart rate and boosts the metabolism. They’re good for spicing up not just meals but snacks, too. Research also found that eating small snacks helps the body not run out of fuel and may prevent those 3 p.m. slumps at the office, reports AOL Health. “When you restrict the number of calories your body has for fuel, your metabolic rate can drop temporarily,” Susan Roberts, Ph.D., chief of the energy-metabolism laboratory at Tufts University, tells AOL. This can make it easier to put on weight - and to take it off again. Read more: www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/15-fat-burning-foods-boost-metabolism-toplist-1.2141#ixzz2HUw6uuzE
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:51:48 GMT -5
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:52:28 GMT -5
15 fat-burning foods Published: 04/28/2009 08:44:26 Green tea has a chemical called EGCG that causes the brain and nervous system to run faster and helps you burn more calories. EGCG works sort of like caffeine except that caffeine causes your heart to beat faster. Want a super boost of your metabolism? Try combining caffeine and a 90 mg.dose of EGCG three times a day and you can burn an additional 80 calories a day, AOL Health says. Researchers found this out, along with the great news that you don’t have to engage in exercise for this to happen; it occurs when your body is at rest. Read more: www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/15-fat-burning-foods-boost-metabolism-toplist-1.2141#ixzz2HUwPYQQp
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:52:48 GMT -5
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:54:33 GMT -5
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Post by Night on Jan 9, 2013 11:54:51 GMT -5
15 fat-burning foods Published: 04/28/2009 08:44:26 Coffee contains caffeine, which helps speed up your heart rate and thus helps you burn more calories, reports AOL Health. And this benefit comes in coffee of all kinds, whether it’s iced, hot or in a mocha smoothie. Of course, the hundreds of calories in a sugar and fat-rich blended coffee drink can negate whatever heart-quickening benefit the coffee in caffeine imparts, so you may want to consider using skim milk and keeping sweeteners to a minimum. Read more: www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/15-fat-burning-foods-boost-metabolism-toplist-1.2141#ixzz2HUwzpd5A
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