Foods That Speed Metabolism

The foods that speed metabolism the most are lean protein and complex starchy carbohydrates. These foods make your organism work harder and burn calories during the digestion and utilization processes.

Lean protein has a thermic effect with 30% of the calories being burned during digestion. This is the major reason why low carb diets that recommend a high intake of protein are so effective at achieving weight loss.

Complex starchy carbohydrates have a thermic effect with 15% of the calories that come from this nutrient being burned by your body during digestion.

If you structure your meals taking this into account, you can create a small calorie deficit on a daily basis by eating more lean protein and complex carbohydrates in your meals.

This information can be used to your advantage to create some impressive long term weight loss results. The list of lean protein and complex starchy carb foods can be found in the protein and carbohydrates sections of this site.

The most important thing to remember is to eat all of the necessary nutrients in moderation. Eating too much of any food or nutrient will not produce long term results, since your body needs all the nutrients, including vitamins and minerals to function properly.

Using a nutrient ratio of 50-30-20 in the beginning of your program is the ultimate way to provide your body with all the nutrients it needs and at the same time to enjoy the increase in metabolism that comes from consuming lean protein and complex carbohydrates.

The nutrient ratio of 50-30-20 means that 50% of your calories should come from complex carbohydrates (starchy and fibrous), 30% from lean protein, and 20% from good dietary fat.

Consuming foods that speed metabolism in moderate amounts will help you to create a lean, healthy body that you can be proud of!

Of course you will have to incorporate cardio and weight training into your weight loss program if you want to lose all of your unwanted body fat permanently.

In fact, trying to use a nutrition strategy without exercise is the number one reason why there is a 95% failure rate in the area of weight loss.

Without burning body fat with cardio and maintaining your muscle using weight training it will be almost impossible to lose weight in the long term, especially if you have a body type that has difficulty in losing body fat.