HOW THE BODY HANDLES CALORIES

Did you realize the body stores calories differently?  Therefore, when it comes to weight loss, calories are nowhere near alike.  For instance, some foods take more work to eat and therefore burn more calories while you are digesting them.  Just the act of chewing foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc can up your calorie burn by 30%.  And that's before the stomach and intestines even do their work.  A Japanese study found that women who ate foods that required the most work had significantly slimmer waistlines than those who ate the softest, easiest to eat foods.  The fiber and protein in such foods take so much effort to digest that the body doesn't absorb some of their calories.  Include lots of foods that take effort to digest and let your body burn more calories just digesting your food!  Now how easy is that?

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