How to Use burn fat in a Sentence

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  • It’s linked to a healthy heart and lungs, helps burn fat, and builds bone mass.
    Lindsay Warner, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Protein helps build muscle, burn fat and build lean body mass.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Some diet pills suppress the appetite, while others help to burn fat.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Increasing your testosterone can help your body burn fat and build lean muscle faster.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Your body contains specific hormones that break down and burn fat.
    Dallas News, 20 May 2022
  • The goal is to teach your body to burn fat for fuel, instead of carbs, a process known as ketosis.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Research has shown that moves that combine endurance and strength training, such as wall balls, help burn fat.
    Gabrielle Kassel, Health, 14 June 2024
  • Once in ketosis, the body has to burn fat (rather than sugar) for energy.
    Corey J. Maloney, Health.com, 30 June 2020
  • For women whose goal is to burn fat, this study did demonstrate a clear benefit to a morning workout.
    Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022
  • Winsol is a great all-in-one formula to aid the body in building muscle while also helping to burn fat.
    Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Other myths include its ability to boost your metabolism or burn fat.
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Staying hydrated is important because your body needs water to burn fat.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
  • Running's ability to burn fat is another way the exercise can be helpful with weight loss.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Researchers also found that drinking coffee before workouts can increase the rate at which people burn fat.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 23 May 2021
  • Green tea contains caffeine and catechins, which are antioxidants that help to burn fat and promote weight loss.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Dieting is very hard, trying to burn fat cells can be boring and demotivating.
    Matt Cooper, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
  • With consistent exercise, this can also promote muscle-building and help the body burn fat.
    Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Lower estrogen also reduces adiponectin, a hormone that helps control blood sugar and burn fat.
    Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Fasting also triggers a metabolic switch, prompting the body to burn fat and glucose stored in adipose tissue.
    Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Using cold to burn fat is another common biohacking technique.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Bodyweight exercises, including planks, jumping jacks, and burpees, can help build muscle and burn fat.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Most health experts say the trendy keto diet, which bans carbohydrates to make your body burn fat for fuel, cuts out healthy food such as fruit, beans and legumes, and whole grains.
    Carma Hassan, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The ability of the muscles to burn fat at a high rate is also a valuable contributor to running performance.
    Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2020
  • This supplement contains high-quality collagen peptides that are said to help burn fat, improve skin health, and build lean muscle mass.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • The diet deprives the body of carbohydrates in a bid to force it to burn fat for fuel, with 75% of calorie intake coming from fats.
    Bychloe Taylor, Fortune Well, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The Emsculpt Neo version was built with the premise to build muscle and burn fat simultaneously.
    Meggen Taylor, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Zone 2 training also helps improve your body’s ability to burn fat (in addition to its go-to quick energy source, carbs) as fuel.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Shorter sleep increases hunger, alters metabolic hormones and reduces the body's ability to burn fat.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Curious, Prescott, turned to her husband, who was doing the dishes nearby and asked him what type of exercise people should do to burn fat and keep it off.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
  • This kibble is also enriched with L-carnitine, which helps dogs burn fat and lose weight while maintaining their energy levels.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022

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