Food doesn't burn fat — a calorie deficit, i.e. a lack of
sufficient dietary energy intake, induces your body to burn fat, and the concept of a «fat burning food» is thus oxymoronic.
Not exact matches
If a diet is providing
sufficient glucose to maintain elevated insulin,
dietary nutrients will be the first source of
energy for the body.
Leucine stimulation of anabolic pathways is decreased in the presence of
sufficient essential amino acids (EAAs)(69), indicating an increased basal synthetic rate with adequate EAA ingestion, thus highlighting the importance of consuming
dietary protein at levels above the current RDA during periods of
energy deficit.
Without
sufficient energy from
dietary fat or carbohydrate,
dietary protein ordinarily used for growth or maintenance of body functions is less efficiently converted to
energy.
This occurs because
dietary fat and protein is used to ensure
sufficient energy and there is therefore less protein to spare for non-essential functions such as healthy, glossy fur.