Green Tea?

casey34472

How dose it make you lose wight? I drink it cuz I like the taste. I don't know anything else on it. :drinker:

casey34472

How dose it make you lose wight? I drink it cuz I like the taste. I don't know anything else on it. :drinker:

pmd14

It helps you lose weight?????
I should be 90 pounds. I drink it all the time.
I thought it just help with"free radicals". You know helped fight cancer, heart disease etc.

casey34472

I was told it did. I didn't know if it was true or not.

pmd14

never heard that before but I also love the taste so will keep drinking eat.

vramage

its a natural appitite suppreser (exuse the spelling im ill lol) so i guess in away it helps with weight gain etc u ant hungry u ant gona eat right?! lol plus its 0 in cals so drink away :happy:

jill927

I took nutrition classes this last semester, and the studies we saw about green tea say that in order for it to help you speed up your metabolism and lose weight you need to drink 4 cups a day. This also could reduce your risk of certain cancers (esp breast cancer) by up to like 55%.

Also, the pills that are simply "green tea" pills have the same effects. NOT the diet pills that have green tea in them, but the actual green tea pills that are in with the vitamins.

HTH :flowerforyou:

CrystalBella

This is an old article I found on WebMD about it. I was looking cause this is what I read that made me wanted to try drinking green tea...
Hope this helps! :flowerforyou:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Jan. 26, 2005 -- Need another healthy reason to drink green tea? Aside from fighting heart disease, cancer, and other diseases, a new study shows that drinking green tea may also fight fat.

The study showed that people who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract every day for three months lost more body fat than those who drank a bottle of regular oolong tea.

Researchers say the results indicate that substances found in green tea known as catechins may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing body fat.

The findings appear in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Green Tea: Fat Fighter?
Black tea, oolong tea, and green tea come from the same Camellia sinensis plant. But unlike the other two varieties, green tea leaves are not fermented before steaming and drying.

Most teas contain large amounts of polyphenols, which are plant-based substances that have been shown to have antioxidant, anticancer, and antiviral properties.

However, green tea is particularly rich in a type of polyphenols called catechins. These substances have also been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties, but recent research in animals show that catechins may also affect body fat accumulation and cholesterol levels.

In this study, researchers looked at the effects of catechins on body fat reduction and weight loss in a group of 35 Japanese men. The men had similar weights based on theirBMI (body mass index, an indicator of body fat) and waist sizes.

The men were divided into two groups. For three months, the first group drank a bottle of oolong tea fortified with green tea extract containing 690 milligrams of catechins, and the other group drank a bottle of oolong tea with 22 milligrams of catechins.

During this time, the men ate identical breakfasts and dinners and were instructed to control their calorie and fat intake at all times so that overall total diets were similar.

After three months, the study showed that the men who drank the green tea extract lost more weight (5.3 pounds vs. 2.9 pounds) and experienced a significantly greater decrease in BMI, waist size, and total body fat.

In addition, LDL "bad" cholesterol went down in the men who drank the green tea extract.

The catechin content varies by amount of green tea used and steeping time. But general recommendations, based on previous studies on the benefits of green tea, are at least 4 cups a day. Green tea extract supplements are also available.

Researchers say the results indicate that catechins in green tea not only help burn calories and lower LDL cholesterol but may also be able to mildly reduce body fat.

"These results suggest that catechins contribute to the prevention of and improvement in various lifestyle-related diseases, particularly obesity," write researcher Tomonori Nagao of Health Care Products Research Laboratories in Tokyo, and colleagues.

msarro

The above are all correct, its also got a SMALL amount of caffiene which will temporarily speed up your metabolism.

casey34472

Thanks for all the info you guy left me. :flowerforyou:

stschulz

It does supress appetite. works great for me, I drink it all the time, especially when I feel hungry.
It also does increase metabolism.