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Fat Burning Foods for Liver Health

Why Fat Burning Foods?
If you are overweight, then losing weight is essential for not only liver health but overall health too. A low-fat diet will reduce the processing work that the liver needs to do. Some foods have a very high thermogenic effect and can burn calories as you digest them.

How Do Fat Burning Foods Work?
When eating food, your metabolism increases to digest and use the food’s calories for various functions. Some foods have a very high thermogenic effect, so you burn calories as you chew. Other foods contain nutrients and compounds that fuel your metabolic rate.

Did you know that daily consumption of one of the compounds found in pepper (capsaicin) speeds up abdominal fat loss by boosting the body’s ability to convert food into energy. It also acts as a appetite suppressant: in a study men who ate spicy appetizers consumed 200 fewer calories at later meals than those that did not

In another study ... obese men who added 2 tablespoons of coconut oil per day to their usual diet lost an average of 1 inch from their waist without making any other diet changes or increasing their physical activity.

Foods that aid in fat burning:
Coconut Oil
Fresh Tropical Fruits
Leafy Greens
Peanut Butter
Green Tea (however not green tea supplements)
Garlic & Onions
Beans and legumes
Nuts
Cayenne pepper


What Not to Eat
Even though eating fat burning foods helps to improve liver health, there are certain foods that you should also avoid eating. Cutting out refined sugars is very important, carbohydrates such as white breads and pasta and limit or cut out alcohol consumption altogether. In a study it was found that those who ate a diet low in high-glycemic carbohydrates, which include refined-white-flour foods and sugar, lost more fat from their livers compared with those simply eating a low-calorie diet. It appeared the lower glucose production caused the liver to burn more fat for energy.

Exercise
Consistent exercise is vitally important for improving liver health. This is because exercise creates a demand for calories to flow to muscles, just eating a healthy diet alone is not enough for optimum liver health.

Resource: Read full article on amsety.com