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In order to achieve healthy weight loss, it’s important to ensure that you’re getting the vitamins and minerals your body needs to adequately metabolize the foods you eat. Your metabolism is one of the primary factors in determining how successful you will be in losing weight because the more efficient it is, the more fat you will be able to burn at rest, creating a greater calorie deficit. Regardless of how well rounded your diet is, there’s one vitamin that health experts suggest most everyone take each morning in order to fuel your metabolism and allow for natural weight loss with ease.
B vitamins are one of the most effective supplements for boosting fat burn and improving your body’s weight loss capabilities. There are a number of B vitamin variations, including B-12, biotin, and B-6, which all play varying roles in the efficacy of your metabolism. If you are deficient in B vitamins, it will likely be difficult for you to lose weight, as your body will struggle to metabolize macronutrients and burn fat.
While most people consume enough B vitamins throughout their daily diet, if you follow a plant-based way of eating you may find yourself deficient. According to Medical News Today, “B-12 is present only in animal products, meaning vegetarians and vegans may have difficulty consuming enough of this vitamin. In addition to dairy products, the following foods may contain B-12: fortified plant-based milk, nutritional yeast, fortified breakfast cereal, meat substitutes, some spreads, such as Marmite.”
Vitamin B-12 is not the only supplement vital for improving your metabolism, however. B-6 is also equally as important, and nutritionist Amy Shapiro explains to Byrdie, “Vitamin B6 helps with the production of L-Carnitine, an amino acid that helps our body use fat for energy. This leads to increased fat burning.” Focusing on boosting your metabolism is a great way to propel your body towards weight loss, and a good supplement routine in the morning may allow you to reach your goals with ease.
While the addition of B vitamins into your day to day life may help to give your metabolism a much needed boost for weight loss, a well-rounded diet complete with nutrient dense foods is still one of the primary factors for sustaining a calorie deficit. Armed with B vitamins to metabolize macronutrients and a healthy diet that helps build muscle and burn through fat, you’ll reach your weight loss goals in no time without ever feeling deprived of the foods you love.
