Best foods to speed up metabolism?
bestkeptent714
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Not how it works. Exercise/muscles increases metabolism. A varied diet of predominantly whole and fresh foods is good for you anyway.10
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There aren't any.
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None that I can think of. Coffee might boost your energy levels temporarily. Protein might help to add muscle (if you're doing a progressive strength training routine), which could contribute to improved metabolism.0
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If there were any, everyone would be eating them. Exercise is your best bet to try to increase metabolism.6
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None!4
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Oh.. my research showed me things like Apple's pears oatmeal would help...1
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Now research better research methods.20
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Tuff crowd
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bestkeptent714 wrote: »Oh.. my research showed me things like Apple's pears oatmeal would help...
You'll find those lists of foods on the organic and "natural health" websites. But no medical proof is behind it.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000893.htm4 -
Green tea. It has zero calories, which is less than a coffee with milk. Increases your energy without making you jittery and there is research to prove it does increase metabolism a little bit.
Some scholarly articles for ya'll.
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/70/6/1040.long/-
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/138/9/1677.short
Love me some green tea!
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Assuming that your hunger levels increase with an improved metabolism (as mine does), it doesn't make the process much easier anyway. What you might be looking for is ways to feel full when eating fewer calories. The two biggies are adequate protein and adequate fibre.2
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Also, some research is pointing to bitter melon and using pro-biotics. A healthy tummy flora is important in maintaining a healthy weight. So there is that...
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I think one of the things you need to remember is that breakfast is a must. Calorie intake is something you also need to heed. If your body is getting too little it will start to slow your resting metabolic rate. This means ultimately you body is trying to store its ability to make energy. Make sure you "break the fast" daily and get at least 1400 calories (for a male) in order to keep your body from slowing your RMR.1
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Yea im at 2100 a day0
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bestkeptent714 wrote: »Tuff crowd
Sometimes yes, but it's better than wasting your time on the minutiae, or worse yet, money on gimmicks. Have you read some of the must reads? There is a lot of great information available that will help you get sorted out and on your way. I would recommend starting here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
There is a similar thread in the general diet forum as well.4 -
m1chaelberry92 wrote: »I think one of the things you need to remember is that breakfast is a must. Calorie intake is something you also need to heed. If your body is getting too little it will start to slow your resting metabolic rate. This means ultimately you body is trying to store its ability to make energy. Make sure you "break the fast" daily and get at least 1400 calories (for a male) in order to keep your body from slowing your RMR.
Nooooo to all of this.
1.) Breakfast is not mandatory
2.) Metabolic slowdown doesn't happen like that
3.) Minimum for males is 1500 (and that minimum is the same as the 1200 minimum for females - it's the extreme case minimum, and should not be used by most people)11 -
m1chaelberry92 wrote: »I think one of the things you need to remember is that breakfast is a must. Calorie intake is something you also need to heed. If your body is getting too little it will start to slow your resting metabolic rate. This means ultimately you body is trying to store its ability to make energy. Make sure you "break the fast" daily and get at least 1400 calories (for a male) in order to keep your body from slowing your RMR.
Breakfast is not a must at all. A male shouldn't be eating less than 1500 calories, but even that is too little for many men. It depends on far more than a static number. Height, weight, activity level, age. They are all factors that count in deciding that calorie minimum.
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*frantically searches scholarly articles while other mfper's argue over bro-science*
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If you are sedentary there is nothing you can eat that will speed up your digestion. It's going to be slow no matter what. The way to speed up your body's need for calories is to exercise. The more you do, the more calories your body will need. Drinking more water will also aid digestion. Ever see a skinny person eat like a horse and not gain a pound? It's likely they have a very active lifestyle and burn those calories away naturally. Working in an office all day, and then going home to a recliner in front of the TV with a remote in one hand and a diet soda in the other won't help. You'll simply have to eat less to lose weight in that situation.
Drink water. Exercise more. Eat at a deficit to lose weight. The rest will fall into place naturally.3 -
m1chaelberry92 wrote: »I think one of the things you need to remember is that breakfast is a must. Calorie intake is something you also need to heed. If your body is getting too little it will start to slow your resting metabolic rate. This means ultimately you body is trying to store its ability to make energy. Make sure you "break the fast" daily and get at least 1400 calories (for a male) in order to keep your body from slowing your RMR.
No. Just, no.
OP-there are no magical foods that speed up your metabolism. To lose weight you just need to be at the correct calorie deficit for your weight goals. Simple as that
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A diet higher in protein will have a higher TEF...same for complex carbohydrates that contain a lot of fiber, etc which is probably where the oats, apples, etc comes from. Caffeine has some benefit to increased metabolic rate, but really all of this stuff is drowning in a sea of minutia and none of it has a considerable effect on metabolism.
The best way to increase metabolism is to move more...the more you move, the more energy you expend. Maintaining muscle mass will also help protect your resting metabolism.
ETA: fruits like apples and pears among others are also high in pectin which has shown to curb appetite...so in that sense they could aid in weight loss, but I don't think they do anything significant to bump actual resting metabolism.4 -
Spliner1969 wrote: »If you are sedentary there is nothing you can eat that will speed up your digestion. It's going to be slow no matter what. The way to speed up your body's need for calories is to exercise. The more you do, the more calories your body will need. Drinking more water will also aid digestion. Ever see a skinny person eat like a horse and not gain a pound? It's likely they have a very active lifestyle and burn those calories away naturally. Working in an office all day, and then going home to a recliner in front of the TV with a remote in one hand and a diet soda in the other won't help. You'll simply have to eat less to lose weight in that situation.
Drink water. Exercise more. Eat at a deficit to lose weight. The rest will fall into place naturally.
Digestion and metabolism are not the same thing3 -
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@LiveLoveFitFab yes green tea by itself is less calories then coffee with milk that is true.1
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Timing of calorie intake has no effect on metabolism.m1chaelberry92 wrote: »I think one of the things you need to remember is that breakfast is a must. Calorie intake is something you also need to heed. If your body is getting too little it will start to slow your resting metabolic rate. This means ultimately you body is trying to store its ability to make energy. Make sure you "break the fast" daily and get at least 1400 calories (for a male) in order to keep your body from slowing your RMR.
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bestkeptent714 wrote: »Tuff crowd
Would you rather be lied to? There are no foods/drinks that speed up metabolism. The best method I can think of is exercising. As much as I want there to be a food I can scarf down rather than exercise, there isn't. If there were, I would have found it and spread the word like Billy Graham.1 -
what... no ACV or (my favorite) cabbage soup?
Sorry, OP. Just having fun at this point. Some foods just have inexplicably good marketing for benefits without scientific evidence.1 -
LiveLoveFitFab wrote: »Green tea. It has zero calories, which is less than a coffee with milk. Increases your energy without making you jittery and there is research to prove it does increase metabolism a little bit.
Some scholarly articles for ya'll.
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/70/6/1040.long/-
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/138/9/1677.short
Love me some green tea!
You have to drink an unholy amount of green tea to have any affect on metabolism...3 -
cerise_noir wrote: »LiveLoveFitFab wrote: »Green tea. It has zero calories, which is less than a coffee with milk. Increases your energy without making you jittery and there is research to prove it does increase metabolism a little bit.
Some scholarly articles for ya'll.
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/70/6/1040.long/-
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/138/9/1677.short
Love me some green tea!
You have to drink an unholy amount of green tea to have any affect on metabolism...
Not enough caffeine. Green tea has very little. Coffee is my drug of choice. I'm making no metabolism claims, but it does lift my mood.
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Just one more saying that there aren't any that will have any measurable effect whatsoever.5
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