What is the fast metabolism diet?

After we hit the age of 30 our metabolism starts slowing down, which basically means that our bodies need to work that much harder in order to burn calories.

The fast metabolism diet

This diet focuses on simple strategies to help boost your metabolism. It's all about eating small meals during the day, and focusing on the quality of food, not counting calories.

Food that's cut out in this diet:

• Processed foods
• Junk food
• Gluten products, like bread, wheat pasta, etc.
• Dairy products, like milk and yoghurt
• Corn
• Soy
• Caffeine
• Alcohol

Pros and cons

Pros – This diet cuts down on insulin, which leads to weight loss. It also cuts out toxic foods which lower our overall health.

Cons – It cuts out many foods which we consider staples in our everyday eating habits, so it might be too restrictive for some.

If you're thinking about giving this diet a try, chat to your doctor first and see what he thinks, and do some more research to find out if it's the right kind of diet for your weight loss goals.

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