Is it possible to burn calories by eating? The answer is yes, but some clarifications need to be made. In fact, in this case we speak of the thermogenic effect of food. That is the ability, through digestion, but also through the introduction of more calories, to produce more energy.

This mechanism is referred to as diet-induced thermogenesis.
The point is: how many calories can you burn?
Are there any foods that allow us to burn calories more than others?
Let’s try to understand it together.

BURNING
CALORIES BY EATING DIET-INDUCED THERMOGENESIS

Diet-induced thermogenesis is the process whereby, by eating food, I develop more energy which is dissipated in heat. It is an important voice of our metabolism. Depending on the type of food consumed, it ranges from burning 5 to 30% of the daily calorie requirement . 10% is the normal effect of a mixed diet , therefore of a diet as we already do. To understand, if we take in 2000 calories from a balanced diet, about 100 calories are burned thanks to food.

To make you understand the mechanism, the macronutrient that generates the most heat is alas alcohol. If you drink something very alcoholic, you will feel your body temperature rise. This is one of the reasons why in colder countries people tend to consume more spirits (such as grappa, vodka, etc.), compared to very sunny countries, where instead they sip wine or beer or even cocktails that also contain ice. , fruit or juice.

Clearly, this does not mean using alcohol for weight loss, also because alcohol itself contains calories, but no essential nutrients for the body.

After alcohol, proteins generate more body heat (20-30%). Then the carbohydrates (10%) and only lastly the fats (0-3%).

This means that a diet that is slightly higher in protein and lower in fat burns more calories than a diet with a lot of fat.

It has also been seen that a diet with more fiber allows you to burn more calories than a normal diet: this effect, however, does not derive from the thermogenesis induced by the diet, but from the ability of the fibers to reduce the total daily caloric absorption. So more than burning calories, in this case it would be more correct to say that they help us to absorb less of them.

In this article I will teach you some simple tricks for burning calories by eating . After two to three weeks, you should have real weight loss results simply by eating these foods in your diet.

HOW TO BURN CALORIES BY EATING

Most studies agree that a diet that focuses on protein and carbohydrates burns more calories by thermogenic effect than a diet with protein and fat, mixed with protein, fat and carbohydrates, or with a lot of carbohydrates and a lot of fat combined.

There are also spices that induce greater thermogenesis: generally all those that contain capsaicin .
Furthermore, foods and substances that contain catechins (such as green tea) and caffeine induce greater thermogenesis. And finally the salt.

The distribution of meals, on the other hand, is a controversial element.

Large meals lead to more energy expenditure than small meals, however, when choosing how many meals to eat to burn more calories, you need to understand our usual response to stress.

Conversely, people more prone to the action of the stress hormone cortisol may have a greater chance of burning more calories with split meals throughout the day.

This is because higher calorie meals in those with high cortisol or who are easily stressed tend to be more fattening.
Let’s see an example menu on page two.