Green Tea's Effect on Cholesterol During Weight Loss

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Green Tea's Effect on Cholesterol During Weight Loss

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By now most of us have heard that green tea may be able to help

us lose weight. And, we may have also heard that green tea may be

able to lower cholesterol, helping to improve our cardiovascular

health.

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Green Tea's Effect on Cholesterol During Weight Loss

Copyright © 2007 Marcus Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

By now most of us have heard that green tea may be able to help

us lose weight. And, we may have also heard that green tea may be

able to lower cholesterol, helping to improve our cardiovascular

health.

Many of us wonder just how much green tea can help us and exactly

how we should use it. Well, a recent scientific study suggests

that green tea may be more effective in early phases of weight

loss, as a jump start. It also suggests that you shouldn't count

on green tea alone to change weight related issues like high

cholesterol.

The study I'm referring to was reported by the UK Tea Council.

In the study, researchers looked at 46 women, each with a Body

Mass Index of around 27; meaning that they were moderately

overweight. The study was conducted over an 87 day period, and

evaluated in two phases. During the period, participants were all

fed a low calorie diet.

Some of the participants were given green tea, and others a

placebo. All of the participants had their weight loss and blood

parameters measured on days 4, 32 and 87. Day 32 marked the end

of phase one and day 87 the end of phase 2.

At the end of phase one, the participants had averaged a weight

loss of .09 kg per day, whether or not they consumed green tea.

Some of the blood parameters, such as triglyceride levels,

glucose levels and total cholesterol levels showed improvement at

the end of phase one. However, there was no significant

difference in blood level improvements between the participants

who took green tea and those who took the placebo.

At the end of phase 2, the weight loss average had slowed to .03

kg per day in both the green tea and placebo groups. And, the

positive changes in the blood parameters that had been noted at

the end of phase one had been, on average, reversed in both

groups by the end of phase 2. Weight loss had continued, but

blood parameters had not improved in either group. However, high

blood pressure and HDL levels had improved in both groups; this

was attributed primarily to the fact that the subjects had lost

weight.

There are two important lessons we can learn from this study. The

first is that there is no magic bullet. Simply adding a green tea

supplement to your diet is not likely to make you lose a lot of

weight easily, nor is it a quick fix to your cholesterol

problems.

The secret to long lasting weight loss is long term changes in

your diet and exercise levels. One thing this study did not

incorporate was the level of exercise of the participants. Yet

other research has shown that exercise is a key component to both

weight loss and lowering cholesterol levels. As with many other

findings, this study shows us that we need to do more research.

Other studies have shown a link between green tea consumption and

thermogenesis – fat burning heat in the body. There has been

significant evidence in the past to suggest that green tea does

speed up the metabolism. In addition, other studies have

suggested that green tea can help improve cholesterol levels when

combined with sensible diet and exercise.

So, what we might learn from this study is that exercise is a

critical component. Many doctors have suggested before that

dietary changes without exercise are less likely to lead to long

term weight loss. Perhaps exercise is an even more important part

of lowering cholesterol and helping green tea ignite our

metabolism than we even realized.

We know for sure that weight loss is one of those things that is

simple but not easy. To lose weight and lower our cholesterol and

blood pressure levels, we need to make regular exercise and

sensible diet a part of our daily life.

Cutting calories drastically only leads to yo-yo dieting and

trying to diet without exercise is like only seeing half the

picture. Not only can regular exercise burn excess calories, but

it also build muscle, which is critical to maintaining weight

loss.

Muscle, even when resting, burns more calories than fat.

Therefore building muscle helps speed up our metabolism for the

long term, which helps us not only lose weight, but maintain the

loss as well. In addition, regular exercise helps us lower our

cholesterol levels and blood pressure, even before we lose the

weight. Once we see weight loss as well, those numbers will

improve even further.

So, it seems we need all the tools we can get to help us lose

weight and get our cholesterol in check. For some of us, adding

green tea may provide a metabolism boost that helps speed up the

process and help lower cholesterol in the process. Others may

find that green tea doesn't help in their battle of the bulge.

However, drinking green tea is a healthy habit, even if it isn't

an effective weight loss tool for you. Green tea is filled with

anti-oxidants that can help prevent disease and premature aging.

Over the last few years, we've discovered that green tea is one

of the healthiest beverages around. So, give it a try; you've

got nothing to lose – except possibly a few pounds!

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