Article: HEALTH: 11 EASY WAYS TO BURN FAT FASTER; Want to eat more and lose weight? Just eating the right foods can crank up your metabolism - your fat-burning rate - so you can ditch the diet once and for all.(Features)

Byline: Adapted from Fire Up Your Metabolism by Lyssie Lakatos and Tammy Lakatos Shames. Available as e-book from Amazon.co.uk, pounds 5.79. Pictures: Getty Images.

1 DITCH THE DIETS Fad diets cause a quick initial weight loss, but at the same time they slow the metabolism. Yo-yo dieting turns your body into a fat-storing machine, because each time you crash diet, you also lose muscle. Lean tissue uses a lot of calories, so the more times you lose and gain weight, the more muscle you lose and the fewer calories you burn. The key is to shed weight slowly - if you lose ...

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