Thursday, September 28, 2017
GREEN TEA FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Various studies that have been conducted so far show that the amount of weight lost from drinking 3 to 4 cups of green tea daily isn’t significant. So, you can’t rely on just drinking green tea to lose weight. However, there are several ways green tea can be useful in enhancing the effectiveness of various weigh- management activities or programs as shown below:
Green tea can be the healthiest, calorie-free drink to replace body fluids lost due to exercise and other strenuous activities to lose weight. While water is easily available and costs less, it lacks the antioxidants and other beneficial ingredients for good health.
Low caffeine content
Green tea contains significantly lower amount of caffeine compared to other types of tea (except white tea). You can drink more green tea without suffering from insomnia, nervousness and other side effects of caffeine.
Studies show that caffeine works with EGCG to improve green tea’s ability to help the drinker lose weight.
Metabolism enhancer
Caffeine and EGCG in green tea work together to help increase the drinker’s metabolism according to separate studies published in Obesity Research in 2005 and in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry in January 2011.
Diuretic
Like other foods rich in potassium, magnesium and caffeine, green tea is a diuretic. Green tea’s diuretic effect helps the body in getting rid of excess fluids and reducing weight.
Endurance booster
Green tea’s catechins are your natural endurance boosters. More endurance means that you are able to do more exercise, burn more fat and consequently lose more weight.
Reminders
Green tea drinkers should be aware of the following:
• A study was published in Nutrients in 2011 that milk proteins reduce or prevent green tea’s ability to increase metabolism. So, don’t drink green tea while consuming dairy products.
• Drink tea before meals so that it can fill you up and reduce the amount of the meal you eat.
• Green tea may interact with certain drugs and food supplements. If you’re under medication or pregnant, check with your doctor if it would be safe to drink green tea
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