It seems impossible but it is true, there is ‘fat burning food’, those foods that when eaten, make you lose weight. The theory of negative calorie foods is based on the fact that some foods contain fewer calories than they need to be digested, that is, eating them would lose weight. For example, eating 40 grams of celery , which contains 7 calories in total, would burn 30 calories during digestion, that is, 23 calories would be lost.
What are the foods that lose weight?
These types of fat burning foods include vegetables such as celery, onion, carrots, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, cauliflower, zucchini or asparagus, and various fruits such as tangerines, oranges, strawberries, grapefruit, lemons, watermelon and apples.
The negative calorie food theory, also called ‘fat burning food’, is based on the book ‘Foods that Cause You to Lose Weight: the Negative Calorie Effect’, by author Neal Barnard. Ideas that give rise to highly controversial opinions are brought to light in its pages.
On the one hand, Robert Meckel, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and a nutrition specialist, says the concept is “ridiculous” because it claims that no food can be associated with energy loss.
On the contrary, this theory has been very well received on various internet sites. In any case, whether or not this information is true, what we can assure you is that all these foods are excellent antioxidants and very healthy. But don’t forget, exercising daily is important to keep your metabolism sharp and to be able to continue burning fat throughout the day.
