23 Foods that Increase Metabolism

Kimchi
"Probiotic-rich fermented foods, like kimchi, are beneficial for gut health, promoting healthy digestion and less bloating," says Rebecca Lewis, R.D., in-house dietitian at HelloFresh. This, in turn, can help your metabolism run more efficiently, since there's not as much standing in the way of your body breaking down nutrients properly. And one small study of overweight and obese people, published in Nutrition Research,found that participants who ate fermented kimchi showed improvements in cholesterol and carbohydrate metabolism, along with increased weight loss.