<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: CN Digital Studio</div>LENTILS <br> <br> <i>Slimming superpowers:</i> These <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4338/2?mbid=synd_yshine" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:legumes" class="link ">legumes</a> are rich in resistant starch (RS), a carbohydrate that may encourage fat burning and shrink fat cells. <br> <br> <i>The amazing proof</i>: When study participants enjoyed a meal with 5 g of RS-about what you get from 3/4 cup cooked lentils-they burned 23 percent more fat over 24 hours than when they had a meal without the starch, researchers at the University of Colorado in Denver say.