Hot sauce can boost your metabolism. But research suggests that more-palatable, mild peppers may have the same calorie-burning potential.Pack your salads and stir-frys with sweet peppers-including bell peppers, pimentos, rellenos, and sweet banana peppers. They're just as effective as the hot stuff.

Myth: Tongue-Scorching Peppers Burn Belly Fat

Three squares can also keep you from growing round. Research comparing the two ways of eating found that belly fat, the kind that increases heart-disease risk, only increased in the high-meal frequency group.Focus on overall calorie control and get plenty of fiber, protein, and micronutrients. What you eat is more important than when.

Myth: Small Meals Throughout The Day Stoke The Metabolic Fire

Research suggests regularly sleeping in colder temperatures may be optimal for weight loss as they stimulate production of brown fat, the "good" fat. Brown fat keep us warm by burning through "bad" fat stores. Turn down the heat at night. You'll trim your belly, and your heating bills.

Myth: "Hot" Workouts Help You Lose Weight

The sugar in energy drinks revs up your belly fat. Caffeine may provide a bit of a boost to the metabolism, especially when ingested before exercise, but no amount of metabolic boost can burn off the empty calories that energy drinks supply. If your goal is to burn calories two glasses of water will increase your metabolic rates by 30 percent.

Myth: Caffeine in Energy Drinks Revs Up Your Metabolism

Researchers say breakfast doesn't kickstart the metabolism and may not be the most important meal of the day. Different studies have found that skipping breakfast doesn’t lead to weight increase and had no impact on resting metabolism.Start your day with lean protein, which burns twice as many calories during digestion as fat or carbs. But don't stress about squeezing it in before 9 am.

Myth: Never Skip Breakfast

Research found that eating carbs at night increases satiety and the calories burned digesting food on the next day, which may lead to weight loss. Moreover, eating carbs during the day increases blood sugar levels. Enjoy a pasta dinner-cold. Not only will the carbs set you up for tomorrow's fat burn, but chilling pasta before you eat it changes the nature of the carbs to resistant starch-a type of carbohydrate that's harder to store as fat.

Myth: Eating Carbs At Night Makes You Fat

Skeletal muscle has a very low metabolic rate when at rest, at just 6 calories per pound. That's three times as much as fat, so building muscle definitely helps your daily fat-burn. But you might be better off building your brain power: a pound of brain actually burns 109 calories a day.Exercise, and don't sweat the big muscles if you don't want to. Any exercise will do.

Myth: A Pound Of Muscle Burns 100 Calories a Day

We have the research-back facts behind these 7 myths on how to increase metabolism. From eating breakfast every morning, to eating carbs late at night, uncover the truth behind diet and weight loss superstitions that promise to burn fat and boost energy. Read more here.

Myth: Never Skip Breakfast

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