What Are The Foods That Increase Metabolism?

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There is a lot of misinformation in the diet and weight loss industry about the best way to lose weight and keep it off. Unfortunately many diet programs work only as long as you stick to the plan. Once you revert back to your normal eating habits chances are you will regain the weight you lost and maybe even gain a few more pounds that you didn't want.

What many plans and programs fail to tell you is that through a simple metabolism increase you can not only lose weight you can keep it off as well. One half of the metabolism puzzle is the food you eat. Healthy, or nutrient dense foods, are the key to exploiting the powers of your fat burning metabolic engine.

Here's what happens when you eat healthy foods that are full of the nutrients your body needs to function at an optimal level. Your metabolism starts to increase. That may sound kind of simple but if embrace that thought you have taken the first step to successfully losing weight.

Understanding how your body uses and stores its energy will help you understand why simply eating good food will help you achieve your weight loss goals. You get your energy in the form of calories from the food you eat. Protein, carbohydrates, and fats all contribute to your caloric intake, but not all calories are created equal and how your body processes these different foods has a large impact on your metabolism.

Fat is probably one of the easiest food types for your body to metabolize, meaning it takes very little energy for it to be digested and moved directly into your adipose tissue. Simple carbohydrates that you eat, mainly in the form of refined sugars and other processed foods, also require very little energy during digestion and are quickly stored away for future use.

There is also the problem of large amounts of insulin being released into the blood stream to deal with the large amounts of sugar you eat everyday. Insulin is the hormone that transports blood glucose from the blood stream into your cells where it is used as an energy source. Unfortunately high insulin levels stimulate your appetite leading you to eat more. Any sugar that cannot be transported into your cells is then turned into fat storage.

If you want to boost your metabolism then you need to stay away from the high fat, high sugar, processed foods you find in boxes up and down most supermarket shelves today. The metabolism boosting foods you want to eat are high in complex carbohydrates, lean protein, and fiber. It takes large amounts of energy to breakdown and process these types of foods because of their high nutritional value. The result is more calories burned during digestion and cellular metabolism.

These metabolism boosting foods also benefit you in another way. The release of calories from these foods happens over an extended period of time. The result is less insulin released by the pancreas and an even supply of energy between meals. This helps you cut out snacking caused by sugar cravings during the day.

Fruits and vegetable, fiber from whole grain sources, and lean sources of protein are all good foods to eat if you want to increase your metabolism. In fact high fiber foods are considered some of the most energy demanding foods to digest.

Combining a healthy diet with even a moderate exercise program will further increase metabolism which in turn will help you burn the fat. A healthy lifestyle is the key to any weight loss program, particularly if you want to keep the weight off once it is gone.

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