THEMetabolism is always in the eye of the storm: everyone wants to speed it up in order to lose weight. And so many, in the absence of pathologies, even before increasing physical activity and regulating nutrition, try shortcuts not always healthy. They rely on supplements they ask for “everything immediately”. But in some cases the body will present the bill.
Supplements to speed up the metabolism
«Often we also resort to for weight loss food supplements or magisterial galenic preparations. Unlike drugs, the active ingredients prescribed in magisterial galenics for slimming purposes they have no specific therapeutic indications approved for the treatment of overweight and obesity. While food supplements are food products that have no therapeutic indication for the treatment of any pathology. In both cases the use of such productsfor the treatment of overweight and obesity, it is not supported by evidence of clinical efficacy and their safety profile is not defined “, underlines theHigher Institute of Health.
Fat Burning Foods
“L’physical activity can a lot, the constitution plays its role, the moderation in nutrition it is essential, but we must not forget that also choosing appropriately what to eat you can do something concrete to be fit. And you can do it with a diet aligned with the fat burning projector foods that “accelerate” the metabolism», Explains the Doctor Elisabetta Macorsininutritionist biologist from Humanitas Medical Care.
What to bring to the table
«Eating spicy can be a great help for the body. Research has shown that taking spicy foods increases heart ratewhich, in turn, accelerates the metabolism. In addition, capsaicin, the chemical compound that gives chillies their characteristic spiciness, is known as an appetite suppressant. Omega 3 (polyunsaturated fatty acids essential for metabolism) present in fish they can help regulate appetite and stimulate metabolism. They also contribute to stimulate the production of leptin, a protein hormone that helps regulate the sense of satiety. Also dairy products are known as metabolism boostersabove all because they contain both proteins and calcium and this combination helps to keep the muscle mass intact but, at the same time, also to make fat melt», Underlines the expert.
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Green tea and grapefruit
“Among the drinks to be taken into consideration in an anti-fat key, green tea is a great choice. In fact, it contains an antioxidant called EGCG(epigallocatechin gallate) which is known for stimulate the metabolism. There is an aspect to consider: with traditional green tea you should drink about five cups, which is not a few, for the EGCG to affect the metabolism. To have the same antioxidant intake, however, you can use a quality, the matchaa finely ground form of Japanese green tea with an EGCG concentration at least three times higher. The grapefruit it contains naringin, a flavanone responsible for the characteristic bitter taste, and naringenin which is a precursor of naringin. Various studies have shown how these two substances are able to promote the reduction of cholesterol and triglycerides and they also have hypoglycemic effect»Continues Dr. Macorsini.
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