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Lets do away with the misconception that there
are foods that contain no calories at all. The fact is that
every food type contains some calorie value. The fact is that
one needs to burn calories in order to prevent fat deposits from
accumulating in various parts of the body. Healthy eating can
control the number of calories, but yet optimum health
maintenance or weight loss can only happen when one exercises
and burns the calories. |
There are certain foods that help burn the maximum
calories. Whereas there are the other stubborn foods that do not promote
maximum calorie burning, but instead convert themselves into fat, almost
instantly.
One needs to be aware of the foods that help one burn maximum calories,
which may also exceed the caloric value of the food itself. These foods
then lead to higher rate of weight loss. Though, these foods do not
actually burn fat fast, but control the fat accumulation they are titled
as ‘fat burners’.
According to nutritionists and food experts, foods that have high
vitamin C content tend to burn fats fast. These include the following
fruits:
· Lime
· Lemon
· Oranges
· Grapefruit
· Watermelon
· Apple
The vegetables include:
· Broccoli
· Cabbage
· Celery
· Carrot
The importance of a vitamin C is that it has the ability to dilute the
fat in the body, hence making it lesser effective in the body. And
because of this it is easier for the body to flush out, or eliminate
such fats.
Certain fruits like apples contain something known as Pectin, which is a
substance that is known to regulate the fat being absorbed by the cells
of the body. Pectin also promotes the absorption of the watery
substances of the body. This then brings about the release of the
deposits of fat on the cells.
Then there are the foods that one consumes for breakfast such as:
· Oatmeal
· Skimmed milk
· Whole grain cereal
That are considered as sources of vitamins, minerals and fiber. These
promote the break down of fat in the body. In fact, they tend to
energize the body, promoting a higher metabolic rate.
Peppers and some other spices contain a substance called capsaicin that
is said to encourage the body to produce more stress hormones. This then
increases the potential metabolic rate, which eventually leads to
burning more calories.
Another fat burning food is Soy. Food experts consider this to be wonder
food, as it contains chemicals that prevent fat from being deposited on
the cells, breaking them down completely. Garlic juice and garlic oil
has proven to have certain properties that protect the cells and
catalyze the process of ridding the body of the fat content.
Other foods that burn fat include the following:
· Black Tea
· Coffee
· Green Tea
· Cabbage
· Celery
· Carrots
· Low fat cheese
· Low fat yogurt
· Water
· Jalapenos
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