1. Coconut Oil - Two human clinical studies now exist showing that dietary coconut is safe and effective in reducing midsection fat in both women and men. In the women's study, the treatment group received two tablespoons (30 ml) of coconut oil daily for 12 weeks, resulting in reduced waist circumference and higher "good" HDL cholesterol levels. In the male study, obese men received two tablespoons (30 ml) of coconut oil per day, taken in 3 divided doses, half an hour before each meal, for one month. The men experienced an average reduction of over one inch (2.86 cm) in their waist circumference, with no adverse changes in their blood lipids. 2. Green Tea - Green tea has been called "the medicine which grew into a beverage." Indeed, our project identified research on over 200 health conditions that may benefit from its use, with obesity at the top of the list. In a 2009 study published in the journal Obesity, catechin-rich green tea was found to be safe and effective in reducing weight in moderately overweight subjects, including an over two-inch reduction in waist circumference. 3. Sunlight - A 2011 study in The Journal of Investigative Dermatology revealed a remarkable fact about metabolism: The exposure of human skin to UV light results in increased subcutaneous fat metabolism. While subcutaneous fat, unlike visceral fat, is not considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a deficiency of one of sunlight's best-known beneficial byproducts, vitamin D, is associated with greater visceral fat. A solid body of research also links vitamin D deficiency to obesity. One of them, titled "Association of plasma vitamin D levels with adiposity in Hispanic and African Americans," which was published in the journal Anticancer Research in 2005, found that vitamin D levels were inversely associated with adiposity in Hispanics and African Americans, including abdominal obesity. The point? Exposure to UVB radiation, which is most abundant two hours on either side of solar noon and produces vitamin D, may be an essential strategy for burning midsection fat naturally.