Weight Loss Foods

The body’s metabolism is like an engine, when we consume food it
is the body’s metabolism that determines whether to store it,
use it for energy, or create waste product of what cannot be
used. People become fat due to several reasons. These reasons
include too much intake of food which gets stored in the body in
the form of fat; inactivity of the body or a slow metabolism
rate due to which the food consumed is not burnt; or a medical
problem.

It is often believed that the way to loose weight is by reducing
the food intake. But what if you are told that there are foods
that help fuel weight loss? That’s right, foods can change one’s
metabolism and certain fat burning foods can even flush out the
fat in the body. It is not only cutting on your diet that helps
in loosing weight, even increasing your metabolism will do the
trick.

The weight loss foods include:

Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits like, lemons, tangerines, oranges, and grapefruit
contain a high concentration of Vitamin C which has a fat
burning quality. Vitamin C reduces the content of fat and can
liquefy or dilute fat. When fat gets diluted it becomes less
effective and gets easily flushed out of your body.

Vitamin C also helps in burning cholesterol as a result prevents
cholesterol deposits from forming in blood vessels. Adding
Citrus Fruits to your diet will help in increasing your
metabolism and the ability to get rid of fat. It also helps in
keeping a check on cholesterol levels.

Apples, Berries, Fresh Fruits

Apples contain a chemical called Pectin. Pectin is also found
in most berries and fresh fruits. Pectin has the ability to
limit the amount of fat that the cells absorb. It also has the
water binding property and absorbs watery substances. These
watery substances bombard the cells and make them release fat
deposits.

Make use of the power of Pectin by adding Apples, Berries and
fresh fruits to your diet. It is said that an apple a day keeps
the doctor away, now you also know it also keeps fat away!

Garlic Oil

Garlic juice or garlic oil has a protective quality towards
cells and helps in reducing the fat deposits. As a result when
garlic is taken it reduces the level of fat in the body. Garlic
can also be used to cure many ailments due to its antibiotic
property. Including Garlic in your diet helps in fighting
bacterial infections and also reducing fat in the cells.

Soybeans

Soybeans contain a chemical called Lecithin which shields cells
in the body from accumulation fat. As a result it prevents fat
from forming in the cells and also breaks down the fat deposits
in the body. Consuming Soybeans three times a week will help
boost the body’s ability to get rid of fat tremendously.

Apart from all these foods if you include appetite suppressants
like Adipex, Phentermine or
Xenical to your diet you will be on the fast track of loosing
weight. The foods listed above will increase your metabolism and
drugs like Phentermine will
help you eat less. You will manage to loose weight at a speed
you would have never imagined.

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