Can Green Tea Help You Lose Weight?

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Can Green Tea Help You Lose Weight?

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Many of us are interested in losing weight. Weight loss products

are huge sellers – even when they make ridiculous claims. But

there is evidence to suggest that some substances can help speed

up our metabolism. And, we all know that a faster metabolism

means more calories burned in a day – and that can easily

translate into weight loss.

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Can Green Tea Help You Lose Weight?

Copyright © 2006 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

Many of us are interested in losing weight. Weight loss products

are huge sellers – even when they make ridiculous claims. But

there is evidence to suggest that some substances can help speed

up our metabolism. And, we all know that a faster metabolism

means more calories burned in a day – and that can easily

translate into weight loss.

One substance that does seem to have promise in the battle of the

bulge is green tea. First of all, green has caffeine, which does

speed the metabolism somewhat. And, what's special about tea is

that, for some reason, the caffeine in tea doesn't appear to

raise the heart rate or blood pressure rate the way other forms

of caffeine do. This makes tea an effective way to speed up the

metabolism without worry for those who are caffeine sensitive.

Green tea also seems to be helpful for weight loss because of its

potent anti-oxidants. Tea's polyphenols have been shown to have

many health benefits because they combat free radicals in the

body that can cause cell damage.

These polyphenols also seem to work with other chemicals in the

body to intensify fat oxidation and thermogenesis. This creates

fat burning heat in the body. It also helps depress leptin

production in the body. Leptin is a protein hormone that

regulates our appetite and our fat storage. Lower levels of

leptin mean a smaller appetite, but overweight people often

produce too much leptin, which may be why they eat too much. If

polyphenols can decrease your leptin levels, you'll

automatically eat less.

One of the biggest problems found in those who are obese is this

overproduction of leptin along with an underproduction of the

hormone that tells us we're full. If green tea can help regulate

these hormones, it may take us a long way to helping the

chronically obese get their weight under control.

Another advantage to green tea in terms of weight loss and

maintenance is the fact that green tea seems to help with our

insulin levels. Green tea helps the carbohydrates that we eat be

released more slowly, keeping our insulin at a steady level.

This helps reduce our chances of storing fat. If we can keep our

insulin levels steady throughout the day, we can lose weight, or

keep it off, more easily. Too many carbohydrates often cause our

insulin levels to drop in a hurry, so more of our food is stored

as fat rather than burned as energy. For these reasons, green tea

is thought to be helpful for patients with diabetes, as well.

One important study reported by the American Journal of Clinical

Nutrition supports these thoughts. This study concluded that

green tea does promote fat oxidation – and in a more significant

way than simply its caffeine content would suggest.* This study

looked at a cross section of men, with varying lifestyle habits.

Some were of normal weight and some were overweight. The

participants were divided into three groups. The first group was

given a green tea extract that contained 50 mg of caffeine. The

second group received a placebo and the third group received 50mg

of caffeine – but not from green tea. During the course of the

study, the participants ate the same diet and had the same level

of activity.

The participants who took the green tea extract had at least a

41% greater expenditure of calories than the other participants,

even the ones who took the caffeine. So, while we do know that

caffeine stimulates the metabolism, green tea obviously has other

fat burning properties, as well.

Other studies have echoed these findings. One study indicated

that lifelong tea drinkers tended to be of a healthier weight

overall than those who did not drink tea regularly.

Of course, green tea is not a magic pill. To reach and maintain a

healthy weight you must make changes to your diet beyond just

adding tea. In addition, you'll need to get exercise to burn

calories and build muscle.

However, a faster metabolism is what we're all striving for. As

we age, our metabolism naturally slows down, so anything that can

help us improve it is welcome, indeed. By incorporating green tea

to increase our metabolism and weight bearing exercise to

compensate for the muscle loss that we also experience as we age,

we can keep ahead of those pound that normally pile on as we get

older.

Over time, no doubt there will be more studies that help us

pinpoint exactly how green tea promotes thermogenesis and how we

can harness its power to help with our growing obesity problem.

But, in the meantime, green tea is a wise addition to your diet

for many reasons.

Green tea's anti-oxidants have also been shown to prevent

diseases, including high cholesterol, heart disease and high

blood pressure. All of these diseases are ones that plague the

overweight. So, drinking green tea may help your fight to stay

healthy by helping you lose the weight – but also by getting a

jump start on minimizing weight related medical conditions.

Try adding green tea to your diet to help lose pounds naturally

and reduce any weight related health concerns that have shown up

along with those extra pounds. Even though more research is

needed, you can be assured that you're doing something positive

for your overall health – and quite possibly you'll notice it in

your waistline as well.

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Jon M. Stout is the Chairman of the Golden Moon Tea Company.

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