Green
Tea for Weight Loss Shows Some Promise in Studies
Green tea
has been touted for many health benefits recently, such as its high
antioxidant count, ability to increase exercise endurance, and lowering
effect on bad cholesterol levels. Most famously, however, green
tea for weight loss is the most well-known and touted claim about
green tea and green tea extract. This claim has led to countless
studies about whether drinking green tea for weight loss actually
helps people shed pounds.
Most studies regarding
green tea for weight loss involve mice instead of humans, so this
must be taken into account when reading the results in these studies.
Even so, as an example, one green tea for weight loss study on mice
showed that mice gained less weight, gained less fat, reduced their
chance of a fatty liver, and had lower cholesterol levels.
Studies involving
humans using green tea for weight loss have shown that green tea
has a significant impact on metabolism and fat oxidation. Even more
promising, the boost in metabolism from green tea was not related
to caffeine content in the tea. From the studies, it is estimated
that green tea increases energy expenditure by 4 percent over a
full 24 hours, and by more than 40 percent during the daytime.
To try green tea
for weight loss in your own diet plan, it is recommended that you
select a respected brand of organic green tea from a health food
store. Some health experts advise starting with one cup of green
tea a day for weight loss, but studies testing green tea for weight
loss used doses equaling about seven cups a day.
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