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Green tea

iramadiha
iramadiha Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi.. I just want to know, is it true green tea can help weight loss? Thank you

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    NOTHING can "help weight loss". Something either has, or has not, weight loss as an effect. The only thing that has weight loss as an effect, is a consistent calorie deficit.
  • Kullerva
    Kullerva Posts: 1,114 Member
    I hate green tea. It tastes like grass my dog just rubbed its butt over.

    I like white, black, oolong, rooibos, all of it...just...NOT...green. Teas are low-cal drinks that taste like something and are more interesting than water, but no tea (or drink) has the magical power to burn fat. If you like it, drink it; it won't hurt. :)
  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    Helped me. Maybe it was the extra bit of caffeine, or just that it replaced coffee with milk (calories!). Green tea is delicate. The water should not be boiling.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,035 Member
    iramadiha wrote: »
    Hi.. I just want to know, is it true green tea can help weight loss? Thank you

    Not significantly...
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,545 Member
    iramadiha wrote: »
    Hi.. I just want to know, is it true green tea can help weight loss? Thank you

    Nope. Drank quite a lot of it while losing weight because I like it (especially cold). But during periods when I didn't drink it, I lost at the same rate on the same calories.

    No magic! ;)
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,035 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    iramadiha wrote: »
    Hi.. I just want to know, is it true green tea can help weight loss? Thank you

    Nope. Drank quite a lot of it while losing weight because I like it (especially cold). But during periods when I didn't drink it, I lost at the same rate on the same calories.

    No magic! ;)

    Love home brewed iced green tea!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,804 Member
    Only if you're drinking it to replace a beverage that has calories, and thus lowering your calorie intake.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    If you add ACV to the green tea, does it make it double magical?
  • ccruz985
    ccruz985 Posts: 646 Member
    It can help take the edge off of your appetite so it's a good idea to try it with a healthy squeeze of lemon in lieu of one of your snacks between meals. I put Splenda in mine along with the lemon.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Did Dr. Oz just do a green tea segment? Seems to be the question du jour.

    No, green tea doesn't cause weight loss. Some people do find caffeine a bit of an appetite suppressant. And if green tea takes the place of a beverage with calories it can help you hit your calorie goal.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    My cookbook's frozen dessert section lists four versions of granita: orange (default), lemon-lime, coffee and green tea. I haven't run the calories on the coffee version as I'm not fond of the flavor. I have run the other three and the green tea version has the fewest calories. Comes in at about 85 per 1/2-cup serving. So, from the perspective of being low-calorie, it can fit into your calorie goals a bit more easily—provided you aren't on a sugar restriction. There are 2/3 of a cup of sugar in a recipe meant to yield 3 cups (6 servings).
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  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I don't think any type of tea changes your rate of calorie burning.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    If you add ACV to the green tea, does it make it double magical?

    It would taste double horrible.
  • alexistexas33
    alexistexas33 Posts: 121 Member
    I drink four bags worth of green tea a day and can confirm it does nothing except offer a great substitute for caffeine/plain water.
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