The Truth About Green Tea?
The Truth About Green Tea...
Green tea's popularity has exploded in recent years.
What is the truth about green tea and how effective it is as a weight loss aid, or fat-burner?
Research by Japanese and other researchers 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 via a process known as thermogenesis - this is the production of heat in organisms.
Researchers showed that consumption of green tea increased thermogenesis as well as energy expenditure and fat loss in healthy men, suggesting that green tea in liquid or capsule form may be an effective way to aid weight loss.
According to the research, if a person were to change nothing except to add five cups of green tea to their daily diet, then over the course of 43 days one could expect to lose 1 pound. Over the period of one year, one could expect a loss of about 8 pounds.
Green tea and weight loss are said to go hand in hand, where green tea helps burn fat and boost metabolism. But how effective is green tea in promoting a healthy weight loss?
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed that there is a correlation between green tea and weight loss. People who drink green tea or take green tea extracts have a faster metabolic rate and fat oxidation.
Yes, there is a correlation between green tea and weight loss, but unfortunately it's not as great as the media and potential sellers of green tea would have you believe.
If you are serious about losing weight, green tea is recommended as a complement to a balanced nutrition and exercise regime, not only for the slight metabolism boost it will give you, but more importantly, for the many other well documented health benefits.
So while scientists and nutritionists don't all have the same ideas about just how much good green tea does, in terms of weight loss, nearly everyone agrees that it helps.
The truth about green tea? Clearly, drinking green tea alone is not going to help with significant weight loss. Still, green tea can still be useful as a weight loss aid. The extra 80 calories per day can be just what a person needs to tip the scale from a calorie surplus to a calorie deficit, especially in addition to a balanced nutrition and exercise regime.
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