Green tea!?
Jayj180894
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I love green tea! I drink around 5 cups a day as it's just my hot beverage. I've read numerous arrivals about how it helps with weight loss? But I also was watching a documentary and a nurse got asked if green tea helps lose weight and she said "If it did make you lose weight, do you not think we'd be funding it" meaning the NHS. What do you think??
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It's a drink that has no magical weight loss properties other than being low/no calorie.15
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I don't drink it with milk like I do my coffee. Less liquid cals and its better then drinking hot water. So for me it's good for weight loss regardless of any health benefit that may be there.2
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I just love it! I'm just glad it is healthy because I don't think I could give it up1
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Tea in general is a great craving-buster for me. I drink it between meals to curb the mindless snacking. Sipping some chai right now...mmmm...6
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »Tea in general is a great craving-buster for me. I drink it between meals to curb the mindless snacking. Sipping some chai right now...mmmm...
It's a life saver lol it's tasty I can't make a day without it hehe1 -
Caffeine in tea (not just green) and coffee is the "active" ingredient that MAY contribute to weight loss by increasing energy and metabolism while also supressing appetite.
Hard to measure how much caffeine you're in ingesting unless you are taking it in pill form. It's also possible to take too much caffeine, which can cause the jitters or an elevated heart rate and contribute to an addiction. Pregnant women and people w/heart problems are at risk for excess caffeine.3 -
Me too! I've read all sorts of articles about it being helpful for weight loss, not sure if it truly Is but I drink tea (all different kinds) anytime I am about to "boredom eat" it makes me feel like I'm doing something healthy AND fighting cravings... so in my case it's definitely great for weight loss
I don't put in any sweeteners or milks... I just buy flavors that are naturally sweeter so that I have lots of choices. 2 -
I drink green tea as a no-calorie alternative to (yucky) black coffee.0
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Green tea *extract* was found in clinical studies to have a minor effect on metabolism when taken in very, very large amounts.
Woo-meisters and charlatans grabbed onto this with both hands and started trumpeting that green tea was the latest weight loss miracle.9 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »It's a drink that has no magical weight loss properties other than being low/no calorie.
So much this1 -
I absolutely detest green tea
If it had any magical weight loss properties I'd be drinking it by the gallon... While holding my nose. If only weight loss was as easy as just drinking a few cups of green tea everyday. 1 -
Check out nermous teas and their benefits. I explore my teas to aid what I'm reaching for. Mostly no caffine and a bit of honey it can make a great hot or iced drinks.0
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Kuulei8089691 wrote: »Check out nermous teas and their benefits. I explore my teas to aid what I'm reaching for. Mostly no caffine and a bit of honey it can make a great hot or iced drinks.
For what are you reaching that this will aid?1 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Green tea *extract* was found in clinical studies to have a minor effect on metabolism when taken in very, very large amounts.
Woo-meisters and charlatans grabbed onto this with both hands and started trumpeting that green tea was the latest weight loss miracle.
This!1 -
Green tea has helped me lose weight. But, that is because I've used it to replace the two cans of coke I'd drink every day.
Two 8 oz of green tea instead of the two cans of coke = 1 lb lost in less than two weeks.
I think people can easily say they have lost weight drinking green tea. You just have to ask follow-up questions about their diet and do the math.
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Aside from being low calorie green tea has no magic weight lose properties. I watched a UK TV show about it and the quantity you need to have to help weight loss is huge and really not possible. I drink it every day as a water substitute as I like it0
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As others have said, there's nothing magic about it, and it won't make the lbs fall off.
It does however stop me from drinking garbage. I could easily drink 4-8 cans of coke a day. I now have around 2-3 cups of tea and they help me throughout the day but they weren't the reason i lost weight. A calorie deficit is how i lost weight
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Gold star to the nurse. She hit the nail on the head.1
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it does have heath bennifits it has antitoxidents. It makes skin look great it can prevent some diseases and stuff if u drink atleast 2-3 cups a day. But it can be used as weight loss too cause green tea is an ingridnent in some weightloss medications0
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EternalSnow86 wrote: »it does have heath bennifits it has antitoxidents. It makes skin look great it can prevent some diseases and stuff if u drink atleast 2-3 cups a day. But it can be used as weight loss too cause green tea is an ingridnent in some weightloss medications
No. Just no.2 -
EternalSnow86 wrote: »it does have heath bennifits it has antitoxidents. It makes skin look great it can prevent some diseases and stuff if u drink atleast 2-3 cups a day. But it can be used as weight loss too cause green tea is an ingridnent in some weightloss medications
By "medications" do you mean capsules filled with ??? sold on store shelves as "fat burners?" Because those are trash and NOT medications. There are only a few actual drugs approved for aiding weight loss and none of them have green tea, and I personally would not mess with those either.2 -
EternalSnow86 wrote: »it does have heath bennifits it has antitoxidents. It makes skin look great it can prevent some diseases and stuff if u drink atleast 2-3 cups a day. But it can be used as weight loss too cause green tea is an ingridnent in some weightloss medications
No, it's an ingredient in some weight loss "supplements". All of which are completely useless and do nothing but make your wallet lighter. There is no magic pill for weight loss. If there was, we wouldn't have somewhere around 30-40% of our population walking around obese.4 -
chloehallam180894 wrote: »I love green tea! I drink around 5 cups a day as it's just my hot beverage. I've read numerous arrivals about how it helps with weight loss? But I also was watching a documentary and a nurse got asked if green tea helps lose weight and she said "If it did make you lose weight, do you not think we'd be funding it" meaning the NHS. What do you think??
It does indeed help but the dose level states you need to get at least 136 mg of EGCG and at least 75 mg of caffeine minimum.
Standard cup of green tea if steeped for reasonable period of time can contain up to 71 mg EGCG and between 35 and 75mg of caffiene, so technically 2 cups should provide some assistance. Its not magic by any means but yes it does assist.
It should be noted the studies were not really on the tea as a beverage but on capsule and powdered extracts from green tea. That being said no logical reason to doubt similar effects with the tea in similar potency of the actives (EGCG and Caffeine)
Here is the Government monograph as far as claims and doses approved by Health Canada: (Link for full info: http://webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca/nhpid-bdipsn/atReq.do?atid=greentea_thevert&lang=eng):
Green Tea Extracts
This monograph is intended to serve as a guide to industry for the preparation of Product Licence Applications (PLAs) and labels for natural health product market authorization. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient.
Proper name(s)
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze, synonym: Thea sinensis L. (Theaceae) (USDA 2007)
Common name(s)
Green tea extract, Camellia sinensis extract, Thea sinensis extract (Westerterp-Plantenga et al. 2005; Henning et al. 2004; McGuffin et al. 2000)
Source material(s)
Leaf (Nagao et al. 2005; Chantre and Lairon 2002)
Route(s) of administration
Oral
Dosage form(s)
Use(s) or Purpose(s)
Statement(s) to the effect of:
To be used with a program of reduced intake of dietary calories and increased physical activity (if possible) to help in weight management (Nagao et al. 2005; Westerterp-Plantenga et al. 2005; Chantre and Lairon 2002; Dulloo et al. 1999)
Dose(s)
Weight management
Extracts providing 136-300 mg (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and 75-150 mg caffeine, with an EGCG:caffeine ratio of 1.8:1 to 4:1, per day (Nagao et al. 2005; Westerterp-Plantenga et al. 2005; Chantre and Lairon 2002)
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And there you go. The classic disclaimer for OTC products promising weight reduction. Eating kitty litter will cause weight loss, if combined with with a reduction in calories, and exercise.To be used with a program of reduced intake of dietary calories and increased physical activity (if possible) to help in weight management
Kitty litter is the new ACV.
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I wish. I'd have lost ten pounds when I replaced a couple of glasses of water a day with green tea.0
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Drinking it is good for you in a number of ways. Losing weight isn't one of them.0
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EternalSnow86 wrote: »it does have heath bennifits it has antitoxidents. It makes skin look great it can prevent some diseases and stuff if u drink atleast 2-3 cups a day. But it can be used as weight loss too cause green tea is an ingridnent in some weightloss medications
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And there you go. The classic disclaimer for OTC products promising weight reduction. Eating kitty litter will cause weight loss, if combined with with a reduction in calories, and exercise.To be used with a program of reduced intake of dietary calories and increased physical activity (if possible) to help in weight management
Lol you do realize that yes of course exercise and calorie deficit are key... they are called supplements because they "Supplement" what you are doing. Of course if you took the best proven diet product in the world but ate big macs on the couch you won't lose weight. This is The government they have no hidden motive to sell you green tea... but of course they are going to outline that so they don't have some sad person sue them lol
Why people on this site are so opposed to supplements baffle me. The science is literally everywhere in published medical journals... you just have to take a look around. Absolutely diet and exercise will make up 80-85% of your results, and genetics probably accounts for 10-18% of the results... and if supplements help 2-5% then why not take advantage?
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And there you go. The classic disclaimer for OTC products promising weight reduction. Eating kitty litter will cause weight loss, if combined with with a reduction in calories, and exercise.To be used with a program of reduced intake of dietary calories and increased physical activity (if possible) to help in weight management
Lol you do realize that yes of course exercise and calorie deficit are key... they are called supplements because they "Supplement" what you are doing. Ofcourse if you took the best proven diet product in the world but ate big macs on the couch you won't lose weight. This is The government they have no hidden motive to sell you green tea... but of course they are going to outline that so they don't have some sad person sue them lol
Why people on this site are so opposed to supplements baffle me. The science is literally everywhere in published medical journals... you just have to take a look around. 100% diet and exercise will make up 80% of your results genetics probably accounts for 15-18%... and if supplements help 2-5% then why not tkae advantage?
I agree with you that science show the benefits, but I think that the reason people are so against it on here is that it's unfortunate when individuals think there is a magic pill etc that will work.
Their point is that what truly works is diet and exercise and not to be banking on something easy. It's more important to focus on those things than hoping that green tea will help counteract calories.
Right or wrong about the facts overall they are correct to encourage focusing on the pieces of the puzzle that are undeniable (not that the science behind some of these supplements isn't undeniable but there is all the fuzzy area for consumers on how much to take or whether it's pure etc etc).0
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