Chillies
Researchers at Canada’s Laval University suggest that a key chemical contained in chillies could boost the body’s ability to burn fat and curb one’s appetite all in all helping to get rid of visceral fat.
Capsaicin is the chemical that gives chillies and chilli-based spices such as cayenne and paprika their characteristic pungency and also stimulates a natural process whereby some of the food we eat at each meal is converted immediately to heat.
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Known as diet-induced thermogenesis, this process helps to burn belly fat because it means a person burns up calories automatically rather than storing them.
Health experts have found that spicy chilli peppers can boost metabolism by four to five percent per day, potentially making fat burning and belly fat loss easier.
Source: Daily Express
