What burns fat?

Two activities that burn fat include maintaining a nutrient-dense diet and standing or walking more often. Women's Health warns individuals against crash dieting since doing so can lead to the elimination of muscle tissue and a sluggish metabolism.

By eating foods that are rich in nutrients, an individual can feel fuller throughout the day. By eating less food and less food with empty calories, the body starts slowing down its metabolism in order to get as much use out of the remaining energy it has. Standing up between long bouts of sitting and inactivity helps keep a special fat control and cholesterol metabolism enzyme active, which can also aid in burning fat.