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Green Tea For Weight Loss

By Dan Rathers


Drinking green tea has the benefit of possibly helping people to lose weight. It does so by helping the body to burn fats and calories, and it is used as an ingredient in many popular diet pills. That is the connection between green tea and weight loss If you drink the green tea, the results are not as fast as if you take the ingredients in a pill, but studies have shown that a gradual loss of weight over a period of time is much healthier than a crash diet, where a lot of weight is lost in a short time.

Human studies regarding the benefit of green tea in weight loss have not shown consistent results. In one study mentioned below, daily consumption of green tea for 12 weeks reduced body fat but another study did not show weight loss with the use of green tea extract supplements. Green tea could enhance metabolism. Scientists are still evaluating whether a green tea pill by itself leads to weight loss. See below for more green tea and weight loss research information. If you plan to drink green tea for weight loss, avoid drinking after midafternoon or early evening so that your sleep is not disturbed.

It is important to note that all these weight loss claims that are made about pills with green tree e extract do not have any substantial support. On most web sites, there are plenty of testimonials showings pictures of people who have benefited from the pill. However, these testimonials are not a hundred percent reliable. The companies producing these weight loss products are solely concerned with making substantial profit from sales of their product. They will say anything as a marketing device to sell their product. The testimonials are really not to educate a potential client but instead they are created as a marketing device to sell their products.

A healthy low calorie diet complemented with exercise has to be followed religiously, if you want to see the effects of weight loss supplements. Those who are interested in taking natural supplements to lose weight should follow a balanced diet and should perform exercises regularly. Kids, pregnant and nursing women should not take these supplements. Those who want to take these supplements need to discontinue them after a month or so, to avoid possible side effects. Consulting a physician regarding the dosage and, possible uses and side effects of a supplement is always safe. You should consult your health care provider before opting for any weight loss supplements.

No green tea product is going to help you lose weight just by taking it alone. It's not a magic pill. Green tea is a diuretic, so you will experience some water weight loss but that is not permanent. Green tea has been proven in scientific studies to aide in weight loss by increasing the metabolism by up to 4%. Your metabolism is how fast your body can process fat to fuel, which is how weight is lost. Green tea has also been shown to increase energy levels, similar to caffeine, which can help you keep up with exercise routines.

Another feature of green tea, which is useful in weight loss, is its ability to reduce appetite. This claim has been proved by some studies conducted on rats, which were injected with green tea for seven days. This led to a weight loss of up to 21% of their body weight and there was a corresponding appetite reduction of 60%, as compared to normal rats. It is said that the regular use of this tea makes you feel less hungry and this results in a reduction in the amount of food intake, which eventually leads to weight loss.

Apart from weight loss, green tea diet patch offers some health benefits too. Green tea is said to beneficial for lowering cholesterol levels, and for preventing certain types of cancer. As compared to some other weight loss products and diet plans, green tea diet patch is claimed to be devoid of any side effect. It is also contended that it helps to lose weight naturally, as it suppresses appetite, and increases the rate of metabolism. This claim is supported by a study conducted on rats, which showed that the rats which were injected with green tea lost up to 21% of their body weight.




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