Green Tea: The Best Weight Loss Beverage

March 2, 2010
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Green Tea: The Best Weight Loss Beverage

Have you ever heard the “a green tea a day keeps obesity away” motto?

If not, then there’s no pain in trying it. In fact, it is one of the easiest and healthiest alternatives for people who look forward to lose their extra weight. Not to mention it is all natural and scientifically proven. Green tea is fairly cheap as well.

Green tea is a staple to the Chinese culture and has been for the past 3000 years. This is probably the reason why Chinese people live longer and have fewer obesity cases in comparison to other nations.

Where does green tea come from? It comes from the family of black tea. What sets it apart from the other tea is how its leaves have been processed.

Green Tea Benefits:

Not only people who would like to lose weight, but also people who suffer from heart ailments can also benefit from drinking green tea. According to scientists, drinking green tea as part of your daily routine lowers the risk of heart diseases. Green tea’s anti-oxidants also prevent the risk of cancer.

Additionally, green tea regulates glucose levels. This happens through an enzyme amylase. Blood sugar level increase is slowed down after meals by this enzyme.

How does Green Tea Function?

Studies show that individuals who drink green tea regularly have lower fat levels in their body compared to non-green tea drinkers.

According to the American Journal of Clinical nutrition, green tea lowers cholesterol levels through a component called catechin. Catechins prevent weight gain by preventing the storage of glucose in fat cells. This fights excess sugar and fat build-up in our system.

Green tea is also made effective by a plant chemical EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) and caffeine. These components facilitate the production of nonadrenalin. Nonadrenalin curbs ones appetite and speeds up the metabolism (thermogenesis). Green tea also aids digestion and prevents the release of fat enzymes.

By drinking green tea, people can lose more calories (up to 78 a day) and pounds (about 2 to 2 1/2) every month.

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8 Responses to Green Tea: The Best Weight Loss Beverage

  1. personal injury Houston on April 14, 2010 at 12:12 am

    You have given nice information about Green tea.Green tea has many health benefits.Function of green tea is new and interesting information for me.I am also surprised after reading that motto.Green tea is rich in antioxidants.

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  2. Slim Weight Patch on June 4, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    In my opinion, Green Tea is the best weight loss tea, there is no better weight loss tea than Green Tea!
    .-= Slim Weight Patch´s last blog ..Proactol Review =-.

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  3. H Miracle Review on July 30, 2010 at 7:47 am

    Wow I had know idea that green tea could help you lose weight. Thanks for this post i guess you do learn something new everyday.

    I actually like green tea a lot i guess i will drink more of it now.
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  4. Mario Lattanzi on August 24, 2010 at 5:25 am

    Green tea is one of the best ways to lose weight safely and fast. Besides this beverage is quite tasty and everybody will enjoy its flovor.

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  6. Yulia on January 6, 2011 at 5:58 am

    I mad about green tea. Drink it every day, several times a day. Japanes green tea, Chines green tea, with pieces of fruit and flowers etc. And believe, I’m very slim

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  7. Philanthropist on January 7, 2011 at 7:57 am

    A very well constructed and written artiicle, thank you for posting this!
    You wrote the article in a very understandable way. So I say thanks to you and add your blog to my favorites just now.

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  8. Free Online Fax on April 30, 2011 at 6:20 am

    Green tea is a great source for losing weight but the drinking of green tea should not be over or above the limits because it have a effect of weakness on the body in that case.
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