Last Updated on September 4, 2019 by Femniqe
28. Chicken Breast
This is a high-quality source of protein that helps you cut body fat and keep muscle mass.
High-quality protein helps with weight loss because of leucine. Leucine is an amino acid which helps the body retain muscle and burn more calories.
When compared to carbs or fat, protein has the advantage of keeping you sated for a longer time. Also, it can help with cravings too.
As study done on overweight men showed that protein at about 24-31% of calories proved its ability to reduce cravings by 60% and the desire to snack by 50%.
Based on this study, an increase in protein intake was proven for its ability to cause extreme reduction in late night snacking and cravings.
Protein has a high thermogenic effect: Your body burns about 30% of the calories the food contains during digestion.
27. Chili Peppers
Chili peppers also known as hot peppers, consists of a chemical compound called ‘Capsaicin’ which ignites the heat within your body thus firing up your metabolism and making it easier for your body to burn off excess calories.
You can attain the benefit of this fat-burning food via adding flaked pepper to soups and sauces.
If you are not a lover of spicy foods, you could still take advantage of Capsaicin through eating peppers with a compound called Dihydrocapsiate that will not set your mouth on fire.