One need to follow a properly selected diet to get rid of belly fat, Focus reported.

According to endocrinologist from US, an adequate diet is the most effective way to improve metabolism. So, for people with a slow metabolism, she recommends including more foods containing unsaturated fatty acids, such as avocados and walnuts, which are slowly digested, because they require a lot of energy.

The doctor also urged to pay attention to the protein content in food, a deficiency of which can provoke a decrease in the proportion of muscle mass in the body while maintaining fat.

But it is advisable to refuse sweets and saturated fats, as well as fast food, since there is no benefit for the body in these products, but they give it a lot of extra, easily digestible calories.