Lose 6 belly inches this week

Good news! Certain food ‘bioactives’ revealed to drain fat cells, especially in the midsection. Harvard M.D.’s easy plan, featuring a surprise grain with 132 phytonutrients proven to burn 966% more weight!

-  LISA MAXBAUER

This time of year, we all want to look and feel our best in short sleeves and capris, so we buckle down on our diet efforts. We cut out this food, restrict that food and skip favorites during gatherings. So why aren’t we seeing the weight loss we’re looking for?

“Fat loss isn’t always about what foods to avoid, but it can be what foods to add,” asserts Harvard-educated William Li, M.D., author of Eat to Beat Your Diet. When he took a deep dive into weight-loss research (there were more than 11,000 studies on body fat in 2021 alone!), using the science of molecular nutrition, he identified 150 foods proven to melt off body fat and inches, despite calories, fiber or starches.

What he discovered: Bioactives— compounds found in certain plant-based foods—actually alter our fat cells for good. What that means? “You can fight fat with food,” asserts Dr. Li. And it works wonders for those who have been told we’re too old to drop weight. “Women over 50 can easily use these foods to shed excess body fat and improve their metabolism.”