Weight Loss: The Best Way to Lose Belly Fat

6 Happiest Ways to Beat Belly Fat

Blast belly fat and whittle your middle while still living the good life
By Emily G. W. Chau fitbie
 

Eat 3 Servings of Dairy Every Day

Dairy occasionally gets a bad rap for being fatty, but eating yogurt, milk, and, yes, even cheese, may help you lose that stubborn spare tire. An International Journal of Obesity study found that that people who were on a reduced-calorie diet and ate about 3 cups of yogurt a day for 12 weeks lost more weight than those who cut calories and took calcium pills. What’s more, the extra chub was cinched primarily from their stomachs: Yogurt eaters lost about an inch and a half from their waists, while the calcium pill poppers lost less than a quarter of an inch.

“Fat cells make their own cortisol, which begets more belly fat,” explains Michael B. Zemel, professor of nutrition and medicine and director of the Nutrition Institute at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. “There are components in milk and yogurt, such as calcium, that interrupt that cycle, reducing the drive to store more fat in the belly.” Dairy products are also sources of conjugated linoleic acid, another belly fat-busting compound.

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