Green Tea Offers Many Health Benefits, Weight Loss is Just the Icing on the Cake

Green tea has been around for centuries and in China it is still one of the most popular teas.  It contains powerful antioxidants that help fight against heart disease, cancers and other diseases.  The most recent hype with green tea has been that is helps with weight loss. 

Recent research has shown that people who drank a bottle of green tea extract everyday for three months lost more body fat than the participants who drank regular tea.  This recent study appeared in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 

It is believed that green tea raises metabolism helping you burn more fat and it is also believed to be an appetite suppressant.  The chemical epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is found in green tea and this is what causes your metabolism to be raised.  Then there is the chemical noradrenaline found in green tea that is an appetite suppressant. 
The study that was mentioned above also indicated that drinking green tea can lead to both reduced body fat and LDL cholesterol levels because of the consumption of the catechins found in it. 

Now that you know the benefits of green tea you are probably wondering how you drink it to lose weight.  Below I’ll explain that. 

According to recent studies you would need to drink at least 4 cups of green tea daily to see any results.  If you don’t want to drink 4 cups of it there are green tea supplements available now in pill form and they provide a higher concentrate dose of the tea.  It’s important that you do your research to find what’s best for you.  

It isn’t necessary to take supplements to receive all the benefits of green tea.  If you are a coffee drinker try replacing your coffee with green tea.  Drink it in between meals to help suppress your appetite.  Not only will it help satisfy hunger pains you will also be giving your body a good dose of antioxidants. 

There are so many benefits to drinking green tea that weight loss is really just the icing on the cake.  This is one great way to stay healthy while shedding a few excess pounds.