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  • danhib
    danhib Posts: 290 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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: 18,344 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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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