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Best Way to Lose Weight This Winter
8 Reasons You’ll Lose Weight This Holiday Season
Forget trying to fend off a little extra flab. Take control and drop pounds with these simple strategies
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Eat, Drink, and Still Shrink!
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Because You're Going to Eat Turkey
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Because You'll Actually Eat Your Vegetables
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Because You'll Warm Up with a Cup of Tea
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Because You Can Only Attend So Many Holiday Parties
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Because You Can Get Great Deals on Yoga, Pilates, and the Gym
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Because You Get to Sleep In
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Because You'll Consume More Fiber from Peas, Corn, and Sweet Potatoes
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Because You'll Have a Glass of Red with Dinner
Because You'll Warm Up with a Cup of Tea
Green tea should come with a cape: It can fend off more than 10 types of cancer, reduce risk of liver disease, help control blood sugar, lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, raise HDL (good) cholesterol, battle tooth decay, and may also boost metabolism and help burn fat. In one study, participants who drank 2 cups of green tea per day lost an average of 2.6 more pounds over 90 days than members of the control group who did not drink tea. They also lost 1.9 cm in waist circumference compared with those who didn’t drink tea. Researchers credit the catechins in green tea for this benefit.
Green tea isn’t the only brew with benefits. Sipping any type of tea before a big meal can help you avoid overindulging. In a 2008 study at Penn State University, subjects who had hot liquid before eating consumed 134 fewer calories at the meal—a number that took into account the calories from the liquid.
If you choose a festive peppermint blend, the scent could also help you eat less. A study at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia found that dieters who sniffed peppermint every 2 hours ate 1,800 fewer calories over a 5-day period than when they didn't smell the mint. For even more benefit (and flavor) sprinkle on some fat-torching cinnamon: In a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, cinnamon was shown to increase sugar metabolism by a factor of 20.
Search: More ways to boost your metabolism
Green tea isn’t the only brew with benefits. Sipping any type of tea before a big meal can help you avoid overindulging. In a 2008 study at Penn State University, subjects who had hot liquid before eating consumed 134 fewer calories at the meal—a number that took into account the calories from the liquid.
If you choose a festive peppermint blend, the scent could also help you eat less. A study at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia found that dieters who sniffed peppermint every 2 hours ate 1,800 fewer calories over a 5-day period than when they didn't smell the mint. For even more benefit (and flavor) sprinkle on some fat-torching cinnamon: In a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, cinnamon was shown to increase sugar metabolism by a factor of 20.
Search: More ways to boost your metabolism
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