Food performs three functions in the human body. The first purpose is to supply power and heat. The second thing is to keep the body functioning normally. The third function is to build and repair body tissue. The human body must maintain a uniform temperature of 98.6 F. It does this by burning food, just like fuel is burned in a car engine. Fat, especially belly fat, needs to be burned off, otherwise it will settle around the midsection.
The only difference is that the body burns fuel more slowly. But energy is also being produced at the same time. The body uses this energy to play, to work, and to breathe and digest. Just like when you drive a car to go faster, you need more fuel. The body is the same way. For the more active person requires more food for energy.
The human body cannot be turned off like when a car goes to the garage to be repaired. The human body must be repaired as it goes. It never goes out in life. All tissues need constant repair and replacement all the time. The element in food that builds and repairs muscles, blood, nerves, and other tissues is called protein. Some minerals build and maintain bones and teeth. Others produce red blood.
What we want to worry about is food. The fuel we want to burn fast because we don’t want to give it time to settle around our midsection or commonly called belly fat. There are certain foods that have been shown to burn faster than others. That being the case, those are the ones we want to fuel the body’s furnace.
The foods that don’t clump around your belly and the foods you can really fill up on. Also, most of the foods on the following list are vegetables, so they will normally pass through the body much faster than the fatty, fast foods that are killing people every day. Of course, on the evening news you won’t hear the newscaster say, “So-and-so died of being overweight.” You’ll hear an indirect cause of death like: contempt of the heart, stroke, hardening of the arteries, lack of activity, old age, things like that.
You can start a new exercise program at any age and switch over time to a 95% fruit and vegetable diet for a vigorous and active lifestyle. I see people all the time getting into bodybuilding in their 60s and 90s. Jack Lalanne is 96 years old, what does that tell you? Eat fruits, nuts and vegetables to lose belly fat, live longer!
Fat Burning Food List: Turnips, Tomatoes, Green Beans, Mandarin Oranges, Watermelon, Spinach, Squash, Strawberries, Kale, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Blueberries, Brussels Sprouts, Leeks, Lemons, Lettuce, Broccoli, Blueberries, Blackberries, Beets , asparagus, artichokes, apricots, apples, corn, chives, cherries, celery, cabbage, melon, carrots, cauliflower, kale, molasses, grapes, garlic, grapefruit, green beans, potatoes, red cabbage, okra, raspberries, raisins, Radishes, Pumpkin, Kale, Mangoes, Mushrooms, Onions, Oranges, Red Peppers, Green Peppers, Peaches, Parsley, Prunes, Pineapple, Peas, Figs, Plums, Pears, Papaya, Bananas, Oranges, Nectarines, Okra, Onions, Parsnips, walnuts, cod, crabs, lobster, shrimp, tuna, sole and spring onions.
Food authorities have established quality and quantity standards for each nutrient that the human body requires for a proper diet. These standards have been carefully reviewed by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council.
