Here is a startling way that some specific veggies can have to boost abdominal fat burning.
I bet you did not know that there is a specific category of vegetables that contain very unique phytonutrients that really help fight against stubborn fat on your stomach.
Let me explain what are these unique vegetables and why they help burn fat in the stomach …
Chemicals that force your body to retain fat on your belly
Something you’ve never heard is that certain chemicals in our food and our environment, such as pesticides, herbicides and petrochemicals from certain air and water pollution, household cleaners, plastics, cosmetics, etc … can react on your hormones by making him store abdominal fat.
These harmful chemicals are known as xenoestrogens.
Xenoestrogens are chemical substances to which you are also exposed (and are difficult to avoid in the modern world) and have an estrogenic effect in your body. Excessive exposure can cause hormonal balance disturbances for both men and women. If you thought this article was only for men and well these chemicals can wreak havoc for both men and women.
These estrogenic chemicals that we are exposed to every day can stimulate your body to store fat on your stomach, as well as create many other problems (including long-term cancer risks).
Here is how this specific category of vegetables becomes very practical …
One of the cool things I teach my clients who hire me to consult me in nutrition is to use cruciferous vegetables to help fight abdominal fat.
Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, bok choy, cabbage, etc. contain very specific and unique phytonutrients such as indole-3-carbinol (I3C) which help fight against these estrogenic compounds …
Luting against estrogenic chemicals that stimulate fat on your stomach is just one more step to help you win your fight against abdominal fat!
So go ahead … you have no excuse to do what mom always told you, to eat more broccoli and cauliflower!
I really learned to love Brussels sprouts last year … Melting some coconut oil on it with a little garlic or curry is just delicious.
But beware…
Although these "fat" foods may be a super healthy choice for achieving your slim, strong and healthy body goals … I discovered that there are at least 23 popular foods that most people mistakenly believe to be "Healthy foods" that can actually AFFECT your metabolism and store fat on your belly.