Thirty billion a year -- that's about how much Americans spend on slim-down products, many of which don't even work. New research points to more than a dozen foods, from beans to beef, that can help you fight hunger, kick your candy addiction, boost your metabolism-and ultimately lose weight.
1. Eggs, which are full of protein, will help you feel fuller longer-a lot longer.
2. Beans contain a digestive hormone which is a natural appetite suppressant. As a result you feel fuller for a much longer period.
3. Salad. Control that calorie intake by starting your meal with a large salad (but hold the creamy dressing).
4. Green tea has an antioxidant called catechin which helps speed metabolism and fat burning, resulting in a significant drop in the body mass index.
5. Pears are now recognized as having more fiber than was previously reported.
6. Soup. A cup of chicken soup is as appetite blunting as a piece of chicken.
7. Lean beef has the amino acid leucine, which is abundant in proteins like meat and fish as well as in dairy products, can help you pare down while maintaining calorie-burning muscle.
8. Olive oil, being a monounsaturated fat, will help you burn calories. It works well in salad dressings, as a bread dip, or for sautéing.
9. Grapefruit. Studies have found that eating half a grapefruit before each meal or drinking a serving of the juice three times a day helped people drop more than three pounds over 12 weeks.
10. Cinnamon. Sprinkle it on microwave oatmeal or whole-grain toast to help cure those mid-afternoon sugar slumps.
11. Vinegar. Acetic acid in the vinegar may slow the passage of food from the stomach into the small intestine, so your tummy stays full longer.
12. Tofu is an appetite-quashing protein.
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