Monday, March 2, 2009

Drink green tea to lose weight for health

By Foong

Green tea is probably one of the healthiest drinks you could ever have at home. Therefore, all this hype over the miracle and health benefits of green tea is rightly justified because it is all true and not merely hype. This ancient Japanese tea has been around for centuries and it is one of the secrets to good health amongst the Japanese. Now, it has been discovered that green tea is not only good for health but also a great aid for weight loss.

Nowadays, when we talk about green tea, people think about its weight loss benefits. So, the link between green tea and weight loss is pretty much common knowledge by now. So much so that a lot of weight loss programs and diets include green tea as one of the must have drink. Drinking green tea is always a better choice compared to any other drink if you don't only want to drink water.

Green tea has become so popular in recent times because of its wonderful nutrients consisting of anti-oxidants and fat fighting agents. One of the easier and better ways to lose weight is to drink green tea daily. For those who balk at drinking the plain green tea, day in day out, be assured that there are now plenty of different flavored green tea to try out. Here are some of the benefits of green tea and why you should add it to your daily diet:

1. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition have concluded that green tea extract could improve your metabolic rate by 4%. This means green tea could increase your metabolism, all thanks to its catechin polyphenols.

2. It seems that green tea can fight off fat by controlling your blood sugar level. Its catechins are able to stop your blood sugar level from skyrocketing after you eat and this ultimately resulted in your fat absorption slowing down. It then cut down insulin spikes, so your body won't absorb fat.

3. Green tea also works to suppress your appetite just because it keeps your sugar level steady. With it regulating your sugar level, your sugar cravings are less and thus, you won't feel the urge to eat high fat and sweet food. You will also have less appetite which will result in you eating less. When you eat less, that means, less calories and ultimately, you lose weight. - 16650

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