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Foods That Can Boost Your Metabolism

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Introduction

Certain foods can help boost your metabolic rate which is the number of calories that your body burns. Adding these foods to your diet may aid weight loss or prevent excess weight gain.

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Ginger

Ginger and related spices are thought to have particularly beneficial metabolism-boosting properties.

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Water 

Drinking sufficient water is a great way to stay hydrated and it can also give a boost your metabolism by 24–30% 

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Protein rich foods

Foods like meat, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, and seeds can help increase your metabolism for a few hours. This is because they require your body to use more energy to digest them.

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Legumes & beans

Foods like lentils, peas, chickpeas, black beans, and peanuts are high in protein and since their protein content requires the body to burn more calories to digest them, they can boost metabolism.

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Apple cider vinegar

Studies have shown that apple cider vinegar can be particularly helpful in increasing the amount of fat burned for energy and boost metabolism in humans.

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Coffee

Several studies have noted that people who consume caffeine daily, burn up to an extra 100 calories per day.

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Iron rich foods

Iron rich foods are required for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland, which regulates metabolism, hence food rich in iron can help boost it.

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Selenium rich foods

Just like iron, the mineral selenium too is needed for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland. Hence selenium rich foods can be had to increase metabolism. 

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