Green/lemon tea

vlhill11
vlhill11 Posts: 53 Member
edited December 2 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone on here find drinking the green/lemon tea helps? I'm trying it out and wondering if it does help??

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Helps what? Hydration?
  • danhib
    danhib Posts: 290 Member
    I used to prefer drinking green tea cold. It's meant to be great for burning fat. Don't really drink it now
  • vlhill11
    vlhill11 Posts: 53 Member
    edited June 2016
    danhib wrote: »
    I used to prefer drinking green tea cold. It's meant to be great for burning fat. Don't really drink it now

    Yeah that's what I heard, also that it's a good detox for the body, I usually drink about 20 cups of coffee a day so I'm having green tea as an alternative
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    vlhill11 wrote: »
    Yeah that's what I heard, also that it's a good detox for the body, I usually drink about 20 cups of coffee a day so I'm having green tea as an alternative

    Sorry. You won't lose weight or "detox" from drinking green tea
  • vlhill11
    vlhill11 Posts: 53 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    Helps what? Hydration?

    Just in general I've heard it's a good fat burner and detox
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    vlhill11 wrote: »
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    Helps what? Hydration?

    Just in general I've heard it's a good fat burner and detox

    Sorry that's "woo". Green tea is great to drink as an alternative to water. If you're coming off alot of coffee drinking, the cafeine may be a help to you.
  • vlhill11
    vlhill11 Posts: 53 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    vlhill11 wrote: »
    Yeah that's what I heard, also that it's a good detox for the body, I usually drink about 20 cups of coffee a day so I'm having green tea as an alternative

    Sorry. You won't lose weight or "detox" from drinking green tea

    Ok thank you for your help
  • vlhill11
    vlhill11 Posts: 53 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    vlhill11 wrote: »
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    Helps what? Hydration?

    Just in general I've heard it's a good fat burner and detox

    Sorry that's "woo". Green tea is great to drink as an alternative to water. If you're coming off alot of coffee drinking, the cafeine may be a help to you.

    Great thank you I'll see how I get on
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    nah its just woo about green/lemon tea. But both are nice to drink and make a change from water.
  • dmariet116
    dmariet116 Posts: 530 Member
    Citrus juice brings out green tea's antioxidants, making them more available for your body to absorb. Very good for you.
  • vlhill11
    vlhill11 Posts: 53 Member
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    nah its just woo about green/lemon tea. But both are nice to drink and make a change from water.

    Great thank you
  • vlhill11
    vlhill11 Posts: 53 Member
    dmariet116 wrote: »
    Citrus juice brings out green tea's antioxidants, making them more available for your body to absorb. Very good for you.

    I'm trying the lemon green tea at the minute
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Green tea has antioxidants, but that's about it. It isn't a fat burner, and your kidneys and liver do a very good job of detoxing you and if they aren't then you need a hospital, not a cup of tea. The whole 'detox' thing is just a way for companies to make money.

    What's wrong with oxidants?
  • sylkates
    sylkates Posts: 173 Member
    I enjoy green tea for the taste. I hope it's "antioxidants" are helping but I can't really measure thatthat.

    And the low caffeine means that I can frequently get up from my desk to refill it, which helps me have an excuse to move around at least an hour which you're supposed to do at a desk job. I fidget and get very distracted when I don't get up from my desk enough.
  • vlhill11
    vlhill11 Posts: 53 Member
    So mixed opinions then lol
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Tea does nothing for your body but hydrate you.
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    @vlhill11 . I drink green tea every day, all day.
    As mentioned by @sylkates , it is great for hydration, if you get bored with plain water, if you do not wish to drink too much coffee, etc. You can walk a little bit to prepare the next tea cup.
    I agree with all posters that mentioned, there are no "fat burners". This and detoxes are myth created to separate desperate people from their money
    Keep on logging your food at MFP, use a digital food scale to weigh all your food, eat at a deficit to lose body weight
    Good luck in your healthy journey
  • danhib
    danhib Posts: 290 Member
    What I meant to say was green tea increases your metabolism by 4%. if you drink 3 cups a day over 24 hours can help you burn an extra 70 calories. Read this on bodybuilding.com
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    danhib wrote: »
    What I meant to say was green tea increases your metabolism by 4%. if you drink 3 cups a day over 24 hours can help you burn an extra 70 calories. Read this on bodybuilding.com

    You need to post the link
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    danhib wrote: »
    What I meant to say was green tea increases your metabolism by 4%. if you drink 3 cups a day over 24 hours can help you burn an extra 70 calories. Read this on bodybuilding.com

    *sigh*
  • trixiex
    trixiex Posts: 22 Member
    danhib wrote: »
    What I meant to say was green tea increases your metabolism by 4%. if you drink 3 cups a day over 24 hours can help you burn an extra 70 calories. Read this on bodybuilding.com

    Unfortunately you can probably find a website article which backs any theory you want.
  • danhib
    danhib Posts: 290 Member
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/9-tips-to-increase-metabolism.htm obviously website can be lying but I've read about this theory a lot of times in different magazines & blogs so anything is worth a try
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    danhib wrote: »
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/9-tips-to-increase-metabolism.htm obviously website can be lying but I've read about this theory a lot of times in different magazines & blogs so anything is worth a try

    If green tea burned fat - I'd be skinny. I was on the green tea bandwagon long before the detox, fat-burning nonsense came about.

    If you like tea (I do).....then drink it.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    vlhill11 wrote: »
    So mixed opinions then lol

    Lots of opinions - but the facts are that green tea doesn't do anything to burn fat, and "detox" is an advertising buzzword that has no basis in science.

    https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-detox-scam-how-to-spot-it-and-how-to-avoid-it/

    https://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-detox-delusion/
  • trixiex
    trixiex Posts: 22 Member
    BTW - Pukka do really really tasty teas in different flavours. I don't pay much attention to what they are meant to do, they are just yummy and different to the "normal" teas you get.

    http://www.pukkaherbs.com/pukka-products/
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    danhib wrote: »
    What I meant to say was green tea increases your metabolism by 4%. if you drink 3 cups a day over 24 hours can help you burn an extra 70 calories. Read this on bodybuilding.com

    You need to post the link

    The 4% number is based on a 1999 study with the usual issues (old, small sample size, can't find anything reproducing it, etc). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10584049 I believe the conclusion was that it needed further study, but it's available to read for free.

    The important thing to me is that even if it does work, 70 calories is within the margin of error for pretty much all calorie counters.
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