8 fruits that’ll make you lose weight in record time

Losing weight doesn’t have to mean just eating less. To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you are eating and one easy way to reduce your calorie intake is to replace the unhealthy snacks that you may be eating during the course of a day with the healthier option – fruit.

Losing weight isn’t the only benefit to be gained by eating more of fresh fruits, not only most fruits are low in calories and high in fiber, fruits also contain a whole host of vitamins and minerals that are essential to our well being and help ward off cancer and other chronic diseases.

Listed below are eight fruits that will make you lose that weight of yours in good time.

1. Apples and Pears: An apple a day keeps the doctor away and it’ll help you lose weight too. Apples and pears assist with weight loss in two ways: both are high in fiber, which will help you feel full and increase the metabolic rate to help burn the fat and they are both also high in pectin, which helps stop the cells of the body from absorbing fat and water.

2. Avocado: Avocado is brimming with Omega 9 fatty acids, the same as is found in olives and some nuts. These fatty acids speed up the process of converting fat into energy and boost the rate of the metabolism.

3. Lemons: The liver is one of the organs of the body that help us to burn fat and lemons are great for the liver. Although they taste acidic, lemons actually help to alkalize our body and make the liver to function more effectively.

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4. Coconut: Coconut, has many benefits. As well as filling you up and helping you to avoid the temptation to eat an unhealthy snack, it is also rich in what is known as medium chain triglycerides, which are proven to increase the livers rate of metabolism by up to thirty percent.

5. Pomegranate: A glass of pomegranate juice will help get rid of unwanted toxins in your body and boost metabolism. Pomegranates are also known to lower the appetite and help to stop the build-up of lipids in the arteries.

6. Tomatoes: Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C and stimulate production of an amino acid called carnitine, which speeds up the fat burning ability of the body by over thirty percent.

7. Grapefruit: There have been many studies that have confirmed that eating grapefruit aids the weight loss process. It’s nutritious, tasty and some people have claimed to have lost weight by just adding a daily intake of grapefruit to their diet.

8. Blueberries: Consuming just a small amount of blueberries a day can help you lose weight, according to some studies. The high level of antioxidants in these berries can also help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. This is, by the way, one of the most favorite snacks of model and Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima.

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