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Boost your metabolism with these 6 natural foods

Posted on: 23/Oct/2017 5:39:45 PM
These days, the market comes with a lot of new varieties of products that self-claim to boost your metabolism. However, their effectiveness is questionable. Setting them aside, there is not any question about the effectiveness of naturally available food products. For those who are unaware of these, here is a brief list of naturally available products that contain rich nutrients and vitamins that can altogether boost metabolism and give you sustenance.
 
Include these in your diet and surge its metabolism
 
Beans
It contains a lot of dietary fiber content. This helps lower insulin level and encourages insulin sensitivity with time. You can thus store less fat and can also serve as a fantastic choice of food in boosting metabolism.
 
Oily fish
Fishes like tuna or salmon have very high omega-3 fatty acids. These help in bringing down the hormone called leptin that will determine the rate at which fat gets burned in your body. It also helps in balancing blood sugar and reduce inflammation. Either of these will regulate metabolic rate of your body.
 
Cruciferous vegetables
Vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, etc. are rich in calcium and Vitamin C. Thus, they will also boost your metabolism. In addition, they have rich water and fiber content which together will promote fat burn in your body. With this, you should henceforth never be denying to have veggies in your meal as your mother advices.
 
Hot peppers
It is widely believed that spicy foods can boost metabolic rate. It is of course, true. In peppers, there is a compound called capsaicin. This will help in burning more energy out of your body. In fact, it can curb hunger for about 3 hours after your meal. It is an excellent food to boost metabolism.
 
Berries
You can stabilize your body’s glucose levels and bring down its fat content by consuming berries. They are effective in boosting metabolism. In addition, consuming berries will also improve your overall cardiovascular health.
 
Citrus fruits
You can improve food digestion with the intake of citrus fruits. They have less sugar and high antioxidant content. It helps in reducing blood sugar response post-meal. In fact, citrus fruits can speed up metabolism.