Does green tea actually work for weight loss?
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GaleHawkins wrote: »
what has lchf got to do with green tea?9 -
Green tea will not make you lose weight, but will help you reduce hunger, cravings plus has so many health benefits. It's loaded with antioxidants, regulates sugar level, prevents heart disiases and much more!2
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I didn't like the taste of green tea at first, but I've grown used to it. It has a calming effect in my case. I like that it takes away cravings for snacks, and that translates to less calories.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »JanetYellen wrote: »Wipes out a craving. Better to have green tea than a bag of doritos.
I can't imagine a cup of tea wiping out a craving for something crunchy and salty.
I don't want to eat anything along with green tea. I drink it on its own. Works for me!2 -
MadalinaPetre wrote: »Green tea will not make you lose weight, but will help you reduce hunger, cravings plus has so many health benefits. It's loaded with antioxidants, regulates sugar level, prevents heart disiases and much more!
Green tea won't regulate blood sugar or prevent heart disease. It is 99% water. Leaf water. Nothing special about it. Drink it if you like it, don't drink it if you don't like it - easy.9 -
MadalinaPetre wrote: »Green tea will not make you lose weight, but will help you reduce hunger, cravings plus has so many health benefits. It's loaded with antioxidants, regulates sugar level, prevents heart disiases and much more!
No it doesn't...if it did doctors would give you tea bags instead of tablets.7 -
I can't stand green tea, it tastes like dishwater. Even if it did help weight loss which it doesn't, I'd pass. Coffee ftw, good old black coffee baby!2
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If you're looking for help with cholesterol, then Green tea is a great option. Actual weight loss, not so much.
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85Cardinals wrote: »I can't stand green tea, it tastes like dishwater. Even if it did help weight loss which it doesn't, I'd pass. Coffee ftw, good old black coffee baby!
Me neither! I've tried every flavour combination too, and i can't make myself like it blegh..1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »85Cardinals wrote: »I can't stand green tea, it tastes like dishwater. Even if it did help weight loss which it doesn't, I'd pass. Coffee ftw, good old black coffee baby!
Me neither! I've tried every flavour combination too, and i can't make myself like it blegh..
I've chilled it and added it to regular iced tea and squeezed lemon.1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »85Cardinals wrote: »I can't stand green tea, it tastes like dishwater. Even if it did help weight loss which it doesn't, I'd pass. Coffee ftw, good old black coffee baby!
Me neither! I've tried every flavour combination too, and i can't make myself like it blegh..
I've chilled it and added it to regular iced tea and squeezed lemon.
I've tried that too, plus mixed in some cranberry juice to mask the taste further. Green tea just has a funny/unpleasant taste to me. I have given up on it lol1 -
Green tea, white tea, black tea and oolong tea are all the same plant. Just processed and fermented differently. Has some benefits, but pulling the iron from your blood stream makes it not worth it to me or anyone struggling with anemia. My grandsons doctor forbid him having tea for that reason.1
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Green tea, white tea, black tea and oolong tea are all the same plant. Just processed and fermented differently. Has some benefits, but pulling the iron from your blood stream makes it not worth it to me or anyone struggling with anemia. My grandsons doctor forbid him having tea for that reason.
I drink a lot of milky black tea everyday, this will have to do for my tea consumption1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »85Cardinals wrote: »I can't stand green tea, it tastes like dishwater. Even if it did help weight loss which it doesn't, I'd pass. Coffee ftw, good old black coffee baby!
Me neither! I've tried every flavour combination too, and i can't make myself like it blegh..
I've chilled it and added it to regular iced tea and squeezed lemon.
I've tried that too, plus mixed in some cranberry juice to mask the taste further. Green tea just has a funny/unpleasant taste to me. I have given up on it lol
I think the trick with green tea is not to brew it too long. If I leave it for more than a minute or so, it gets that weird taste. As for weight loss - it's not going to hurt, but I don't believe it's going to suddenly make you thin overnight - nothing is going to do that!1
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