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Low
carb or low fat? Complex carbs or no carbs?
Whole wheat or gluten-free?
It can
be confusing figuring out which diet advice to follow in order to lose weight
and promote optimal health.
Fortunately, there is one thing you can surely do
to lose weight, regardless of what other choices you may make: Drink more green
tea.
Green
tea has many nutrients and compounds that can help you to lose weight. Here are
a few components that green tea has that can help you to lose weight:
EGCG
EGCG,
or epigallocatechin gallate, is a catechin found in green tea that can help to
boost your metabolism.
One cup of green tea is believed to provide enough of a
boost to burn up to 70 calories.
Therefore, you burn more of the calories from
the foods you eat, as well as more of the calories from the fat you have
stored.
Green tea can help you to burn more energy from the foods you eat and
to burn up more of your stored fat, helping you to lose weight and to keep from
putting it back on.
Caffeine
Green
tea has caffeine, though not as much caffeine as black tea or coffee. Studies
have shown that the caffeine in green tea can increase thermogenesis, which
helps to improve your metabolism.
Thermogenesis is the increase of heat in the
body as a result of the digestion and metabolization of food. The process can
increase the body's ability to burn calories.
The
caffeine in green tea is thought to be more effective at boosting metabolism
because of the interplay between the caffeine and the EGCG. The two enhance the
properties of the other, increasing the effectiveness on increasing metabolism
and burning more fat.
Antioxidants
Antioxidants
can help to neutralize free radicals in the body, reducing the signs of aging
and the risk of disease. Antioxidants also help to reduce inflammation in the
body, which can improve digestion and improve your metabolism.
By taking in
more antioxidants -- from green tea and from other sources like berries, dark
chocolate and wine -- you can improve your overall health and make weight loss
a bit easier.
Though
it is just a simple drink, green tea has powerful benefits for your health,
including making it easier for you to lose weight.
Some studies have suggested
that even without changing any other part of your diet, if you drink more green
tea, you can improve your ability to lose weight.
Drinking at least three cups
of days will give you the benefits for weight loss.
Just be careful not to
cancel out the benefits by adding things like sugar or milk, which will add
calories, fat and sugar that will undermine your weight loss efforts.
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About
the Author:
Bridget
Sandorford is a freelance food and culinary writer, where recently she’s been
researching culinary
schools for teenagers. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, painting and
working on her first cookbook.
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