Saturday, November 17, 2012

By Jonathan Judd


Many health experts are talking about the weight loss benefits of tea. How does green tea really work to help people reduce weight? What are the scientific facts to support the claim?

There are several reasons for gaining weight. However it boils down to two factors. First is the eating fattening food or food that will become fat. Second is the amount of fat burning. Green tea helps with both.

Green tea extract contains strong antioxidants named catechins. Of the many catechins, epigallocatechin gallate often known as EGCG is great for fat loss the most. EGCG helps bring thermogenesis that is the function of creating heat in body. This process boosts metabolic rate which speeds up the fat burning process. According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, green tea enhances rate of metabolism by 4 percent.

Japanese tea experts had an experiment to test green tea extract weight loss benefits. There were 38 adult males participants. One half of the group was given green tea extract with the daily diet plan and the other half received just the daily food. After 3 months, participants with green tea extract showed substantial decrease in bodyweight and waist size compared to the participants without the tea extract.

Tea additionally aids with handling the amount of intake of food. In a research analysis, green tea extract was provided to one group of mice and placebo was supplied to the other group. After one week, the group which received tea extracts loss craving for food and decreased the diet by 60 percent. Less calories concluded in weight loss.

As reported by the researchers, the lost appetite was due to the control of blood sugar level. Green tea's antioxidants allow sugar to go into the blood stream at a lower pace which often prevents sudden surges in insulin. Individuals with very high blood sugar level may feel hungrier and also tired. More controlled sugar distribution helps with preventing excess body fat storage and craving for food.

Final advice for those thinking about trying green tea as a weight loss aid is to make sure to take green tea with no additives. Lots of the iced tea beverages sold in a convenience store consist of artificial additives which include sugar. This defeats the aim of slimming down. It is advisable to make your own tea and maybe only include organic citrus fruit juice such as orange juice to improve antioxidants. If making tea is too much of a work then consider green tea supplements. Lots of pills are sugar-free and some contain vitamins for added amazing benefits.




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