Real Fat-Burning Foods! Science-Backed Foods That Improve Your Metabolism - With Dr. William Li

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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What if I told you that eating certain foods that could help your body burn fat? On today’s show, you’re going to learn the exact science behind this process, including the specific ways that certain foods can aid in fat loss, and what to eat if your goal is to lose body fat. On this episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to hear from world-renowned physician and scientist, Dr. William Li, on how to eat to optimize your metabolism. Dr. Li is an expert on the intersection of nutrition and human health. Today he’s sharing the exact science behind how certain foods affect your metabolism and ability to lose body fat. I’m also sharing five science-backed foods that can help you lose more body fat, and the best ways to incorporate these fat-burning foods into your existing routine. This episode is full of powerful science and simple, accessible ways to improve your health from the inside out. So click play and enjoy! In this episode you’ll discover: What body fat actually is, and its purpose. (2:42) How overeating affects your fat cells. (8:42) The process behind how fat can become inflammatory. (10:23) Which specific foods have anti-angiogenesis properties. (12:54) The truth about eating soy. (14:13) How curcumin helps the body burn fat. (22:24) Why whole foods are often like a Swiss army knife. (26:18) The science of stem cells inside your body fat. (27:40) How the compound hydroxytyrosol can reprogram stem cells. (32:46) The connection between the immune system and the metabolism. (43:03) How eating avocados can help you lose more belly fat. (52:57) The metabolic benefits of eating lean fish. (57:39) How to add more sweet potatoes into your diet. (1:02:42) Items mentioned in this episode include: Boncharge.com/model - Use my code MODEL for 15% off blue light blocking glasses! Piquelife.com/model - Get exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions! How to Use Food to Burn Fat - Watch the entire interview with Dr. William Li! Eat to Beat Disease by Dr. William Li - Learn how to use food Eat to Beat Your Diet by Dr. William Li - Learn how to heal your metabolism! Eat Smarter Family Cookbook - Transform the health, fitness, and connection of your entire family with the Eat Smarter Family Cookbook! Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Bon Charge and Pique. Bon Charge carries the world’s largest selection of science-backed blue light blocking technology to enhance your sleep and overall wellness. Use my code MODEL at boncharge.com/model for 15% off blue light blocking glasses and more. Go to Piquelife.com/model for exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions on cutting-edge solutions for your head-to-toe health and beauty transformation.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson. For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.
0:09.9	Are there actually foods that can help you to burn more body fat? Is it possible that a food, that a certain food, can actually do that?
0:19.8	Or is it just an old wives tale? Is it a basketball
0:23.2	wife's tale? A real housewife's tale? Is it a tale? Or is it backed by science? Well, on this
0:31.2	very special episode, you're going to hear from one of the world's leading experts in nutrition
0:37.2	related to the treatment of diseases,
0:40.9	including obesity, including overweight. And in this episode, he's going to be sharing with you
0:47.3	backed by science how specific foods can actually help you to burn more body fat. So this is incredibly profound.
0:57.5	Now, this is just to kick things off. All right. So you're going to hear from him. He's going to
1:02.0	unpack how this actually works and share some specific foods with you. But I'm going to add
1:08.8	some delicious icing on the cake and share even more science-backed foods
1:16.7	that can potentially help you to burn fat. And again, you're going to learn how because
1:22.0	just saying that a food is a fat-burning food is, it's on the fence to make a statement like that. And so we're going to
1:30.1	deliver the science first and then let you in on what these incredible delicious foods actually are.
1:38.9	So up first, you're about to hear from my incredible friend and colleague Dr. William Lee. Dr. William
1:46.8	Lee is a Harvard research scientist, New York Times best-selling author, and the president
1:52.1	and medical director of the Angiogenesis Foundation. And he's about to share with you how certain
1:58.8	foods can actually help us to burn more body fat plus some
2:03.5	science-backed foods to help us to transform our bodies and our health enjoy this opening
2:09.5	segment with the one and only dr william lee fat is an actual term that elicits some pretty
2:16.7	negative responses, right?
2:18.5	I mean, if you think about it, when you hear the word fat, it's in your mind.
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