green tea?!!!
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I like green tea but it has no effect on my weight. Heath and heather green tea with orange blossom is lovely.0
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I would suggest Twinings' Earl Grey Green Tea (in general also other's earl grey versions are much better, to my taste, than the 'plain' ones). Generally, I also prefer the loose teas, instead of buying filter bags. Organic shops offer a wide choice.0
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My favorite is Uncle Lee's organic green tea.
You get 100 bags for I think just under $4 at Walmart.
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I had read The Ultimate Tea Diet: Burn Fat and Lose Pounds Fast and Forever by "Dr. Tea" and was interested to see if drinking tea helped with losing weight. For a month, I drank green tea several times a day each day (we have a Flavia brewing station at work and I used the green tea from the Bright Tea Co). In the end, I found that I lost the same amount of weight each week regardless of whether I drank green tea several times a day or drank no green tea and just water during the week. Drinking green tea did make it easier to get my eight 8oz glasses of water down per day but that's about it. In any case, I like to make iced tea from the green tea & fruit blends from Stash and the London Fruit & Herb company.0
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kikijewell89 wrote: »MommyL2015 wrote: »I drink green tea just about every day. If it was so good at helping with weight loss, I wouldn't be here. I drink Salada. Sometimes Lipton.
I don't know what you consider healthy as far as tea goes, but it's tasty.0 -
Is it evil to snort the green tea powder left in the tea bag casing? I love sniffing dry tea leaves.0
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stevencloser wrote: »DisneyDude85 wrote: »Dang, 8-10 cups a day? Lets not forget that green tea is a diuretic. If you drink that much tea I would hope you are taking in enough water to counter the diuretic effects, too.
I doubt the diuretic effect is stronger than the amount of water that's already in the tea.
True, but that's a lot of bathroom breaks!0 -
Try Yogi Blueberry Slim. It's pretty tasty and I don't like tea.0
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"Obesity. There is conflicting evidence about the effectiveness of green tea for obesity and weight loss. Some preliminary clinical research shows that some specific green tea extracts (AR25, Exolise; Sunphenon) reduce weight in moderately obese and obese patients (8114,54039). Other preliminary clinical research suggests that drinking four cups of green tea daily, or taking two green tea extract capsules containing a total of 870 mg of catechins, daily for 8 weeks can reduce body weight and body mass index (BMI) in obese individuals with metabolic syndrome compared to drinking water (53994). Some evidence suggests that the effect of green tea on weight loss is associated with the amount of catechins and/or caffeine in the supplement, with greater effects observed for supplements with higher amounts of these constituents (37678,37705,53906). In obese or near-obese children, taking a green tea beverage containing 576 mg of catechins daily for 24 weeks seems to reduce waist circumference but not body fat mass compared to placebo (37743).
However, other clinical evidence suggests that taking green tea preparations for more than 12 weeks does not significantly increase weight loss in obese individuals or improve weight maintenance after weight loss (14428,54076). Also, drinking green tea 960 mL daily for 6 months does not seem to affect weight, BMI, fat mass, or hip and waist circumference in overweight, breast cancer survivors compared with a different herbal tea (54000). Taking decaffeinated green tea extract 1500 mg daily for 16 weeks does not appear to affect body weight, BMI, or waist circumference in obese patients with diabetes compared with placebo (37753,54035).
A meta-analysis of clinical studies suggests that, overall, taking green tea extract 576-714 mg/day along with caffeine seems to modestly reduce body mass index (BMI), body weight, and waist circumference compared to caffeine alone. However, taking green tea extract without caffeine does not seem to significantly reduce weight or waist circumference (16892)."
I love "gray" answers, why I am a druggist
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I don't know if it helps you lose weight or not. Its a good thought anyway.
I drink Celestial Seasonings and Twinnings0 -
DisneyDude85 wrote: »stevencloser wrote: »DisneyDude85 wrote: »Dang, 8-10 cups a day? Lets not forget that green tea is a diuretic. If you drink that much tea I would hope you are taking in enough water to counter the diuretic effects, too.
I doubt the diuretic effect is stronger than the amount of water that's already in the tea.
True, but that's a lot of bathroom breaks!
Yeah, but worth it.0 -
I'll have to try some of the recommended brands, since I like tea of many types but haven't had any luck connecting with the green type. I tried a no-name green tea in the cafeteria once, and I swear it smelled like doggie breath.0
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