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Diet books - Slimming tea

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Monday, 27 October 2008 01:21

If you are serious about losing weight, even though you should not expect the pounds to melt off as some will claim, we still definitely do recommend green tea as a complement to a sound nutrition and exercise regime, not only for the slight metabolism boost it will give you, but more importantly for the many other documented health benefits.

Research by Japanese and other researchers(1) suggest that if the average person were to drink five cups of green tea a day, they would burn an extra 70 to 80 extra calories through an effect known as thermogenesis - the process of heat production in organisms. While much of the thermogenesis effect in green tea is derived from caffeine, studies also suggest(2) that thermogenesis in green tea occurs to some degree beyond its caffeine content from epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG.)

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But why is green tea included in most popular fat burners today?

Many reasons. First of all, green tea extract is a source of caffeine, and often often replaces the caffeine component in the fat burner compilation. Caffeine, of course, is a decent fat burner with a well-established track record

Here's what those preliminary lab tests in mice show:

    * Less weight and fat gain. Among mice with an obesity gene, those that ate chow laced with green tea extract gained less weight and less fat.
    * Less fat in the liver. There was less sign of "fatty liver" disease in the mice with the obesity gene that ate chow laced with green tea extract.
    * Lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in mice with the obesity gene that ate the chow laced with green tea extract, compared to other mice with the same obesity gene.

But what about studies that support weight loss with green tea in humans?

In this particular green tea weight loss study, oolong tea or green tea extract (an extract is more concentrated than just drinking it on its own) resulted in an increase in energy used by the body of 3-4% (on average). The Linus Pauling Institute say this effect of green tea weight loss is "apparently due to increased fat oxidation and thermogenesis". Thermogenisis refers to energy used in heat production that is not related to resting metabolism or physical activity. (our bodies use energy even when we're doing nothing. It's less than energy used in other activities, of course).

In another study, different groups of people were given caffeine, to see how that compared to green tea in thermogenesis. And people taking the green tea had higher thermogenesis than those taking the equivalent amount of caffeine without green tea catchetins.

Green tea does contain caffeine, but you can get herbal preparations without the caffeine. The good news for people who don't like caffeine, is that it is the catchetins that produce green tea's thermogenesis effects, not the caffeine.

green tea weight loss supplementsSo green tea weight loss can help dieters

Why Does A Green Tea Diet Work?

green tea weight lossGreen tea weight loss works because it does not require you to eat a very low calorie diet.

Scientific studies have discovered that the main ingredients responsible for green tea slimming effects are caffeine and EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate). There are at least 5 proven ways they can help you lose weight:

    *      Increase metabolism
    *      Burn fat
    *      Block conversion of energy into fat.
    *      Help your body absorb less dietary fat.
    *      Regulate your blood sugar levels and reduce food cravings.

Three cups a day or more is the amount of Green Tea typically taken in Asian countries. The tea is usually brewed using 1 to 2 teaspoons of the dried tea in a cup of boiling water, or is steeped for 3 to 15 minutes. Green tea extracts are also available in capsule form.

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