Green tea
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EGCG – a compound found in most green teas – speeds up your metabolism so that you burn more calories, says performance nutritionist Drew Price. Jasmine tea has the same properties, he adds.
A runner’s guide to fuelling for a marathon
Pine nuts
Korean researchers found consumption of pine kernels prompts your body’s release of cholecystokinin – a gastrointenstinal hormone that helps suppress your appetite.
A runner’s guide to fuelling for a marathon
Get your fix by eating A runner’s guide to dietary fibre.
Grapefruit
Eating grapefruit before their meals helped dieters lose up to 4.5kg in 12 weeks in research at Scripps Clinic, San Diego. A compound in the fruit lowers insulin, controlling your hunger.
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Cayenne pepper
The capsaicin in chilli peppers can help manage appetite and burn more calories after your meal, say researchers at Purdue University, US.
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Try your cayenne in these homemade falafel pittas.
Coconut oil
A study in the Journal of Nutrition found regular consumption resulted in a rise in metabolism, a higher rate of calorie-burning, plus reduced fat mass and overall bodyweight.
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Servings per week: 150g x 2: A runner’s guide to dietary fibre and Runners World, Part of the Hearst UK Wellbeing Network.
Lamb
Have that Sunday roast. Lamb packs carnitine – a mix of amino acids that shuttles fat into the mitochondria (the cells’ power-producers), where it’s metabolised, explains Price.
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