| Unlike other types of fat, belly fat can produce a | | | | fat by 76% in four months. Green tea contains |
| steady stream of tissue-damaging inflammation. It | | | | polyphenols. Polyphenols are known to block the |
| can also increase your risk of cancer, stroke, | | | | absorption of sugar. It can also boost your |
| diabetes and dementia. We offer some | | | | metabolism as well as limit the production of |
| suggestions on how you can avoid as well as | | | | cortisol--a fat-storing stress hormone. |
| reduce abdominal fat. | | | | - Eat walnuts. Neuropeptide Y is a hormone that |
| - Eat more whole grains. Whole grain foods such | | | | boosts the production of belly fat. Walnuts contain |
| as oatmeal, brown rice and multi-grain bread can | | | | plant sterols which are natural compounds that |
| help you eliminate twice as much belly fat as | | | | can limit the production of neuropeptide Y. So, if |
| refined carbs, such as white rice and white bread. | | | | you can eat up to 1 ounce of walnuts each day |
| According to experts, the fiber in whole grains | | | | you can increase the loss of belly fat by up to |
| can help dampen the production of fat-storing | | | | 62% in three months. |
| insulin. You should substitute whole-grain or | | | | - Eliminate saturated fats. Saturated fats, or |
| multi-grain bread for white bread. If you can do | | | | animal fats, are bad for you. If you can substitute |
| that, your waistline will be three times smaller | | | | mono-unsaturated fats--such as canola, flaxseed, |
| than those who continue to eat white bread. | | | | olive, peanut, safflower, sesame, soybean and |
| - Drink lots of green tea. According to experts, if | | | | sunflower oils--for saturated fats, you can stop |
| you can drink four to five 8-oz. cups of green tea | | | | accumulating belly fat, even if you don't exercise! |
| daily, then you should be able to shrink your belly | | | | |