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Green Tea

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  • Dewymorning
    Dewymorning Posts: 762 Member
    Yes, its very effective. Green tea has a natural ingredient that will boost your heart rate, not a lot, but it'll get the blood pumping and burn fat. I really wouldn't take it at night, because you'll have a hard time falling asleep.
    Read this article about green tea
    http://www.belmarrahealth.com/weight-management/green-coffee-bean-the-new-weight-loss-trend/

    Caffeine???
  • Honeycat89
    Honeycat89 Posts: 149
    If you're addicted to tea (black tea with milk, sugar etc) but HATE the taste of herbal and green tea then I have a herbal tea that tasted AMAZING. It actually has a taste other than floral smelling swamp water. It's the only herbal tea I've ever tried with an actual flavour.

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  • coolblondenerd
    coolblondenerd Posts: 90 Member
    I drink green tea because I like it and I figure it's better for me than a soft drink. It has caffeine in it so it might give you a metabolism boost, but I don't think that it has helped me in any significant way in my weight loss. I just like having a big variety of tea in my life!

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  • pennyllayne
    pennyllayne Posts: 265
    The thing about green tea is that it does have the potential to help with weight loss, but on a very small scale. Studies done on it show that drinking 7 cups of it a day helps the body burn around 100 calories more a day. Hardly worth it, and who can drink that much a day? It is not high in caffeine so that side of it will not help speed up metabolism - for that you'll need a bunch of coffee, but it does contain many antioxidants which are good both for health and weight loss. It is not clear if a supplement would be as effective as drinking the tea itself and have the same effect on fat burning, but at 100 calories a day it hardly seems worth buying them. I'd rather save the money and burn an extra 100 cals through exercise.
  • Marcel182
    Marcel182 Posts: 143 Member
    I love green tea and drink at least two cups a day. I'm not sure if it'll help with weight loss, but it is delicious! There's an infinite array of different flavors to choose from. I pick full leaf tea whenever possible, but I use tea bags when I prepare my cuppa at work.
  • mzbek24
    mzbek24 Posts: 436 Member
    http://authoritynutrition.com/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-green-tea/
  • antonioaida
    antonioaida Posts: 9 Member
    Green tea helps fight belly fat! It increases metabolism, promotes a healthy heart, and can help allleviate things like stress and control cholesterol.. :) I drink it everyday. I hate the taste so i usually just chug it haha
  • tomebradley
    tomebradley Posts: 17 Member
    The compound in green tea linked to fat loss is EGCG. Its been proven to work in studies - however - the amount required to see a change in fat burning levels is many times more than there would be in one cup of green tea - or even 10 cups of green tea.

    It's a healthy drink full of antioxidants, but don't expect it to have any impact on your bodyfat levels.
  • Siriku
    Siriku Posts: 22 Member
    I believe one study said that a few cups a day (3-4, but don't quote me on that) raises the metabolism by about 4%. Hardly a magical result; however other health benefits make it worth drinking. I've been drinking 2-3 cups a day for a few years now. Zero calorie, so at the very least it's better for you than soft/energy drinks.
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    I drink green tea every day, but have not noticed that it attributes to any weight loss. I think it's yummy though.
  • Harrisonsauntie2005
    Harrisonsauntie2005 Posts: 215 Member
    I can only see that it aides weightloss if you go from normal tea with calories to green tea and no calories

    In saying that I brought some last night. 2nd cup!
  • johnthomasmoore
    johnthomasmoore Posts: 59 Member
    Disclaimer: I'm not an expert.
    I'm drinking a fair amount of green tea. There are some studies, and I have not done a careful review, that indicate some specific effects on fat loss. See, for example: http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20050126/green-tea-fights-fat
    Probable dose related effects. Your results may vary. All the best.
  • johnthomasmoore
    johnthomasmoore Posts: 59 Member
    Article with some links worth following:
    http://authoritynutrition.com/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-green-tea/
  • dortilolma
    dortilolma Posts: 103 Member
    Not really gone add anything new here but my two cents: I've been drinking between 4-6 cups of green tea a day for a few years now and found it has had no effect on weight loss. I like having hot drinks and certainly prefer it to plain water. I also drink about 4-6 cups of herbal tea.

    I suppose it prevents me from snacking too much and keeps my appetite in check.
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    Not really gone add anything new here but my two cents: I've been drinking between 4-6 cups of green tea a day for a few years now and found it has had no effect on weight loss. I like having hot drinks and certainly prefer it to plain water. I also drink about 4-6 cups of herbal tea.

    I suppose it prevents me from snacking too much and keeps my appetite in check.

    Wow. That's a lot of tea.
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