Foods perform three functions in the human body. The first purpose is to  supply energy and heat. The second thing is to keep the body  functioning normally. The third function is to build and repair body  tissue. The human body must maintain an even temperature of 98.6 F. It  does this by burning food, just like fuel is burned in an automobile  engine. Fat especially belly fat must be burned up, otherwise it’s going  to settle around ones midsection. 
The only difference is that the body’s fuel is burned more slowly. But  energy is also being produced at the same time. The body uses this  energy for play, for work and for breathing and digestion. Just like  when a car is driven to go faster it requires more fuel. The body is the  same way. For the more active person it requires more food for energy.
The human body can’t be shut down like when a car goes in the shop for  repairs. The human body must be repaired on the go. It never shuts down  throughout life. All tissues need constant repairing and replacement  during the whole time. The element in food which builds and repairs  muscles, blood, nerves, and other tissues is called protein. Some  minerals build and maintain bones and teeth. Others make red blood.
What we want to concern ourselves with is the food, the fuel we want to  burn-up fast because we don’t want to give it time to settle around our  midsection or commonly called belly fat. There are certain foods that  have been proven to burn faster than others. In so being, those are the  ones we want to feed the body furnace.
The foods that don’t accumulate around the belly and the foods that you  can actually fill up on. Also, most of the foods in the following list  are vegetables, therefore they’ll normally pass through the body much  faster than the grease filled fast foods that are killing people  everyday. Of coarse on the News you won’t hear the newscaster say that  so and so died from being over weight. You will hear an indirect cause  of death like: heart
despise, stroke, hardening of arteries, lack of activity, old age, things like that.
You can start a new exercise program at any age and change to a diet of  95% fruits and vegetables in order to live an active and vigorous  lifestyle. I see people all the time get into bodybuilding in their 60’s  to 100’s. Jack Lalanne is 96 what does that tell you? Eat the fruits,  nuts and vegetables to loss the belly fats, live longer! Look at the  list of foods that burn belly fat.
Fat burning food list: turnips, tomatoes, string beans, tangerines,  watermelon, spinach, squash, strawberries, collard greens, eggplant,  cucumbers, cranberries, brussel sprouts, leeks, lemons, lettuce,  broccoli, blueberries, blackberries, beets, asparagus, artichokes,  apricots, apples, corn, chives, cherries, celery, cabbage, cantaloupe,  carrots, cauliflower, kale, honeydews, grapes, garlic, grapefruit, green  beans, potatoes, red cabbage, okra, raspberries, raisins, radishes,  pumpkin, kale, mangoes, mushrooms, onions, oranges, red peppers, green   peppers, peaches, parsley, prunes, pineapple, peas, figs, plums, pears,  papaya, bananas, oranges, nectarines, okra, onions, parsnips, nuts, cod,  crabs, lobster, shrimp, tuna, flounder and scallions.
 All in all, eat the foods that burn belly fat and combine with a daily  exercise program to bring out the greatness in you! Food authorities  have set standards of quality and quantity for each nutrient which the  human body requires for an adequate diet.