By John Davenport
We all know that what you eat plays a key role in determining whether you lose fat or gain it. Most people only look at the overall amount of calories that you eat, aiming to keep it low enough for you to lose weight. This is a simplistic approach and one that can prevent you from getting optimal fat burning results.
The truth is that there are specific foods that can help you lose fat faster and more efficiently than others. Including these foods in your regular diet may help you get better results than a mere calorie controlled diet plan can provide.
Here are 5 Fat Burning Foods that you should include in your regular diet:
1. Green tea - Not many people are aware of how healthy green tea is. It can also be very potent as a fat burning accelerator. Green tea is rich in epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a substance that has been shown to boost your metabolism and increase fat burning.
2. Low fat dairy – In an interesting study conducted at the Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark, it was found that eating low fat dairy products can actually help your body absorb less fat from the rest of the food that you eat. The excess fat is simply secreted out of your body. Sounds a big gross but this may help you retain a few pounds of fat less each year.
3. Oatmeal – This perfect breakfast food is super rich in fiber and helps to curb your appetite for hours, making it easier to control cravings and avoid overeating episodes. Oatmeal also helps to regular insulin in your body and reduces fat storage.
4. Eggs – As an excellent source of protein, eggs are extremely beneficial for fat burning. The protein in eggs helps to keep you full and serves as the building block of your muscles. As more muscles mean a higher metabolism, it’s quite easy to understand how eating eggs can help you burn more fat faster. This is true for all sources of lean protein, but eggs are a personal favorite of mine and have various additional health benefits that other sources of protein do not.
5. Cinnamon – This special spice is not well known for it’s fat burning properties but it has been shown that cinnamon helps to stabilize blood sugar levels and help your body store less fat. So sprinkle some on your oatmeal while you’re at it.
Bear in mind that while these foods can help you burn fat faster, a sensible diet and fitness plan is still required for long term and sustainable results.
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John Davenport is the administrator of World of Diets, a weight loss information website to help you Lose 10 Pounds in a Month or less.
