10 Fat Burning Foods From OxygenMag
Need a fat-burning boost? Add these 10
superfoods to your grocery list! From grapefruit to ginger, these
easy-to-find items will fuel you up with key nutrients that help you
lose fat faster.
Avocado
High in healthy monounsaturated fats, which are less likely to be
stored as body fat, avocados have also been shown to reduce weight when
eaten in place of carbohydrates. Plus, avocados contain a sugar called mannoheptulose, which is
associated with blunting insulin release; since excess insulin is
directly involved with fat storage, maintaining normal levels of insulin
can mean less body fat.
Chili Peppers
A study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition determined that
capsaicin—a potent metabolism-booster—can reduce hunger and increase the
feeling of fullness in order to help you eat less.
Eggs
When researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri fed dieters a
breakfast that included two eggs, they found that participants reported
feeling fuller throughout the day and ate less at lunch than subjects
who didn’t have eggs for breakfast. And don’t ditch the yolk—it’s full
of healthy fats and vitamins A, D and E, and contains most of the egg’s
protein.
Ginger
Popular in Eastern cuisines, ginger boosts metabolism in two ways. It
may increase your muscles’ oxygen consumption, helping you burn more
calories. It also increases lactic acid production, which in turn
increases production of the human growth hormone, which then increases
the amount of fat released from fat stores to be burned as fuel.
Grapefruit
In one study, people who ate half a grapefruit daily lost, on
average, 3.5 pounds after 12 weeks without changing anything else about
their diets. Grapefruits contain a compound called naringin, which
boasts fat-blasting properties.
Green Tea
While caffine is a well-known fat-burner, it’s not the most powerful
component at work. EGCG, the phytochemical also responsible for green
tea’s myriad of health benefits, has been shown to increase metabolic
rate and burn fat, most recently in a large review of existing research.
Pomegranate
Talk about an easy sell! Pomegranates are a whopping 300 times better
than their fellow fruits at protecting nitric oxide (NO) in the body.
Since NO is associated with increased fat burning, it’s worth
protecting.
Spinach
A cup of cooked spinach contains a mere 41 calories and two powerful
detoxifying nutrients—glutathione and alpha lipoic acid—along with
soluble fiber, which does the nifty fat-ridding job of binding bad
cholesterol (LDL) in your digestive system and dragging it out of your
body.
Salmon
The omega-3s in salmon are so powerful, they can actually turn on
genes that increase fat-burning and turn off the genes that regulate fat
storage, all while making sure your cardiovascular system stays
healthy.
Tofu
Soy is a powerhouse food. Genistein, an isoflavone responsible for
many of soy’s health-promoting effects (from reducing the risk of
several cancers to promoting cardiovascular health), also appears to be
the main factor responsible for boosting fat burning, as it reduces
appetite and abdominal fat.
