The Top Fat-Burning Foods
Certain foods have a very high thermogenic effect, so you literally burn calories as you chew.
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Lean meats
Protein has a high thermogenic effect: You burn about 30% of the calories the food contains during digestion (so a 300-calorie chicken breast requires about 90 calories to break it down).
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