Easy Ways to Boost Metabolism

Pictured Recipe: Paprika & Red Pepper Soup with Pistachio Puree

You can boost your calorie burn with simple steps.

So. You’re trying to lose weight... join the club. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just turn a knob and rev up your metabolism, your calorie burn, just like that? (Imagine me snapping my fingers here.) Well... we all hear about diet and exercise strategies that supposedly do just that. But do they work? Yes—and no. Read on for the skinny on strategies to outsmart your metabolism.

—Nicci Micco, M.S., Editor-at-Large for EatingWell

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Easy Ways to Boost Metabolism

You can boost your calorie burn with simple steps.

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