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4 Foods That Help Weight Loss and Fat Burning

1. Hot Peppers

Chili peppers have a compound called capsaicin. This compound causes your body to heat up When your body heats up your metabolism will also increase. This will cause your body to burn more calories. This compound can be found in fresh and dry peppers. It is also found in flaked pepper spices like cayenne and red chilies. Some may recommend that you add them to your soups, sauces, and even rice dishes. As a result this will increase your diet’s calorie burning potential.

2. Green Tea

Green tea has epigallocatechin gallate. This substance will boost your metabolism temporarily. This substance is in the category of an antioxidant. This allows your body to use a neurotransmitter that is called norepinephrine. Norepinephrine sends signals to your body, instructs your body to start breaking down fat cells and using it’s stored energy. Green tea doesn’t contain much caffeine, it does have a little – about 25 to 50 milligrams per cup, on average. Caffeine synergizes with norepinephrine, this increases its fat-burning benefits.

3. Grapefruit

This one may be obvious to most. The grapefruit assists your body dissolving fat and cholesterol. The average grapefruit is between 70 and 80 calories. It is very high in the fiber department. Fiber allows you to feel full for a longer period of time. This will regulate your hunger throughout the day and making you less likely to eat the wrong things. Grapefruit it also very high in both vitamin C and potassium, and it contains absolutely no fat and no sodium.

4. Lentils

The more protein the food has, the better it is for weight loss. The body works harder to process protein. The hard your body works the more fat it will burn. Protein also takes longer to digest. This will allow to feel full and satisfied much longer

Lentils are very high in protein and low in fat. They actually have one of the lowest fat contents of any food that are high in protein. One serving will provide you with 35 to 40 percent of your daily iron needs. Lentils are also low in sodium and very high in potassium. . Add them to your soup, or as a side dish.

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