Myth: Tongue-Scorching Peppers Burn Belly Fat

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 heat...

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 cal...

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 tw...

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 to...

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...