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GREEN TEA
HELPS COMBAT OBESITY
Green tea has recently become the
latest weapon in the war on weight. But does it really work? The studies are
promising. Although most tests have been performed on laboratory animals, at
least one with humans showed that taking in the equivalent of 3 cups of green
tea per day burned an additional 80 calories per day. That
may not sound like much, but it adds up to more than 7 pounds a year -- without
changing anything else!
Green tea appears to fight obesity by increasing the rate of calorie burning, reducing body fat
levels and preventing excess weight gain. How does it do this? There are several
theories:
1) It revs up the fat-burning effects of brown fat, a
special kind of fat that creates heat by burning calories at a very high rate.
2) It sends glucose to muscles, where it's used for
energy, rather than to fat tissue, where it's stored.
3) It inhibits the action of fat-digesting enzymes,
making the fat from food less available to
the body.
4) It lowers the body's production of fatty acids, blood fat and
cholesterol.
To learn more, click on some these key green tea/obesity studies and expert
opinions:
KEY HUMAN STUDIES
- 1) Green Tea Catechins Reduce Body Fat in
Japanese Men
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2) Green Tea Revs Up Calorie Burning
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KEY ANIMAL STUDIES
- 1) Green Tea Catechins Slow the
Rate of Fat Accumulation
- 2) Green Tea Burns Fat in Lab Animals,
Especially When Exercise is Added
- 3) Green Tea Sends Energy Where It's
More Likely to Be Burned
4) Green Tea Slows Weight Gain, Fat
Storage and Food Intake
5) Green Tea Catechin Prevents Obesity in
Deliberately Overfed Rats
6) Green Tea Increases "Brown Fat
Burning" -
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Green Tea Catechins Plus Caffeine Produce Marked Decrease
in Belly Fat
LABORATORY STUDIES
- 1) Green Tea Interferes With Fat Absorption
EXPERT OPINION
- 1) Catechins Plus Caffeine Increases
Caloric Expenditure
2) Green Tea Reduces
Fat Through Several Mechanisms 3) Green Tea
Reduces Cholesterol and Body Weight
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Nadine Taylor, M.S., R.D. presents
GreenTeaLibrary.com, the most comprehensive collection of scientific
information describing the many health benefits and properties of green tea.
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