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Fat-Burning Foods - Part 2
22 October 2012
Raw Vegetables Raw vegetables make an outstanding snack. They satisfy the desire to crunch, they're full of water to help you feel full, and they're low in calories. Half a cup of diced celery has just eight calories. Bonci suggests coating celery with a little peanut butter or dunking carrots in salsa. When you're in the mood for chips and dip, try replacing the chips with raw veggies. Sweet Potatoes Think of the typical toppings on your baked potato -- butter, sour cream, maybe cheese and baco...
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Fat-Burning Foods - Part 1
22 October 2012
Greek Yogurt What makes Greek yogurt a delicious tool for weight loss is its protein content. It has twice as much as other yogurts. "Protein takes longer to leave the stomach," says sports nutritionist Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD. "That keeps you satisfied longer." As a bonus, the body burns more calories digesting protein than carbs. Non-fat, low-fat, and low-sugar types keep a slim profile. Quinoa Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) is a nutritional all-star that belongs in your weight loss p...
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Green Tea Confirmed Weight Loss Nutrient
8 October 2012
Green tea (and its less refined cousin, white tea) has been a part of the ancient Chinese tradition for countless generations, in large part due to its rich endowment of bioactive catechins. Many studies over the past decade have shown that green tea is a powerful tool to improve metabolism in a way that is supportive of weight loss. Scientists publishing in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry demonstrate that it activates genes associated with fat burning while also helping to reduce absorption of fat from the digestive tract. Further evidence on the gene-altering activity of green tea is repo...
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Weight Loss
8 October 2012
The Basics of Fat Burning Energy in, energy out. The body normally burns a mix of carbohydrate, as glucose, and fat for fuel. How much of either depends on your physical activity and if, or what you have eaten recently. When you use more energy than you take in from food and drink, the body burns stored fat and carbohydrates, and then even protein, to fuel your everyday activities even if you are not exercising That's what happens when people starve of course; the body starts to eat itself. Depending on your family history -- your genetics -- and the way you eat and exercise to create th...
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