Green Tea

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VodkaAddictx
VodkaAddictx Posts: 33 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Loads of hype about green tea when dieting... isit any good as tastes pretty rank!

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  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
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    Not necessary at all. Especially if you already get caffeine in...
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    Nothing magical about green tea and I agree - tastes awful.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
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    I actually love the taste of green tea, provided it's brewed properly (it usually isn't). That said, do not fall for the "green tea = weight loss" hype, because it's simply not true.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
    edited January 2017
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    It won't do anything for weight loss.

    The study that gets bandied about found that green tea *extract*, in large amounts, had a minuscule effect on metabolism. Of course, everyone looking to make a buck jumped on it as "Green tea is a weight loss miracle!!"

    Green tea is full of antioxidants and is said to have other health benefits but don't bother choking it down to boost weight loss - it just won't.

    If you are really keen to start drinking it, look for the ones mixed with other flavours - I drink green tea with lemon myrtle every morning, just because I like it.

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