How Does Green Tea Help Weight Loss?

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How Does Green Tea Help Weight Loss?

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For many people, finding a weight loss supplement that's safe

and effective would be nothing short of a miracle. We all know

that there are no magic bullets when it comes to weight loss; we

have to consume fewer calories in a day than our body uses in

order to lose weight. However, finding ways to burn fat faster

would speed up the process and make it easier.

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How Does Green Tea Help Weight Loss?

Copyright © 2007 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

For many people, finding a weight loss supplement that's safe

and effective would be nothing short of a miracle. We all know

that there are no magic bullets when it comes to weight loss; we

have to consume fewer calories in a day than our body uses in

order to lose weight. However, finding ways to burn fat faster

would speed up the process and make it easier.

One product that seems to have much promise in helping people to

lose weight is green tea. In some studies, green tea has been

shown to help regulate insulin and lower cholesterol and

triglycerides. In addition, it is believed that green tea speeds

up the metabolism, so that we burn fat faster, and can even turn

off the receptors that make us want to eat.

In addition, green tea, unlike many other weight loss aids is

very healthy overall. Green tea is a potent source of

anti-oxidants, which help us stay healthy and disease free by

fighting free radicals. Free radicals are oxygen containing

molecules that are a by-product of our digestive processes. Left

unchecked, they damage our cells and DNA, eventually leading to

disease.

However, green tea and other foods with anti-oxidants keep free

radicals at bay, preventing aging and disease. For example, diets

rich in green tea and other anti-oxidants have been linked to a

reduction in the risk of heart disease and cancer. So, green tea

is a weight loss supplement that you can feel good about, because

it can improve your overall health while it helps you shed the

pounds.

Most of us are aware of the problems that many other weight loss

supplements can cause. Ephedra, for example, has proven to be an

effective way to speed up the metabolism, but can have very

dangerous side effects. In fact, it has even been linked to heart

attacks and death in some users.

But, just how does green tea work? There are several components

in green tea that seem to work together to provide the health and

weight loss benefits that green tea's so famous for.

Researchers have pinpointed three components in green tea that

seem to have an effect on weight loss.

Caffeine

Green tea has lower caffeine content than coffee or black tea,

but it does contain caffeine. Interestingly enough, however,

green tea's caffeine does not seem to have the negative side

effects found in other products containing caffeine. Green tea

doesn't cause jitters or speed up the heart rate the way that

other caffeinated beverages can. However, the caffeine in green

tea does appear to speed up the metabolism.

Many of us take our caffeine intake for granted, but caffeine has

been shown to aid in weight loss. Many studies have shown that

people on a low calorie diet who consume caffeine daily lose more

weight overall than those who are on a low calorie diet alone.

Catechins

Catechins are the anti-oxidants in green tea. Catechins are

polyphenolic antioxidant plant metabolites, specifically

flavonoids called flavan-3-ols. They are found in many plants,

including the cocoa plant and the coffee plant, but the best

source of catechins is the Camellia sinensis (tea) plant.

The reason that green tea is considered a better source of

catechins than black tea is because of the difference in

processing. Black tea is fermented, which changes the catechins.

Green tea, however, is unfermented, leaving the catechins in

their natural state.

Because tea catechins are some of the most powerful anti-oxidants

around, they are some of the most effective at preventing

disease. This is why diets rich in tea are thought to prevent

many diseases, including heart disease and cancer.

In terms of weight loss, catechins are believed to suppress lipid

(fat) absorption from the diet. This is important because it

helps reduce cholesterol, but it is also thought to prevent the

accumulation of body fat.

Theanine

Theanine is the main amino acid in green tea. Theanine may be

important to weight loss because of its ability to induce

relaxation and the release of dopamine. Dopamine is a chemical

produced by the brain that helps in providing a feeling of well

being in the body.

Theanine also seems to minimize the effects of caffeine, which is

why the caffeine in green tea doesn't seem to cause jitters and

an increased heart rate the way that caffeine in other beverages

can. So, while theanine may not actively cause weight loss, it

can be effective in creating a feeling of calm in those who

ingest it. This power may help those who overeat as a result of

stress to curb this tendency.

It is certain that more studies are needed on how green tea helps

with weight loss. One interesting study on the subject, by the

Shizuoka University in Japan, evaluated all three of these green

tea components individually, as well as in combination, to try

and determine just what components are most important.

This study concluded that the most important component of green

tea for weight loss is caffeine. Caffeine is responsible for

speeding up the metabolism and creating thermogenesis, which

burns fat. However, the study also showed that catechins do seem

to have an anti-obesity effect on their own, helping the body to

eliminate dietary fat rather than absorbing it.

In short, green tea seems to be the near perfect combination for

helping lose weight and improve health at the same time. Diet and

exercise are still critical to taking off excess weight and

keeping it off for good, but it does appear that green tea can be

an effective tool in fighting the battle of the bulge.

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Jon M. Stout is Chairman of the Golden Moon

Tea Company. For more information about tea,

(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea)

green tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea)

and black tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com