Green tea works as an anti-oxidant

As the spotlight is being placed more and more on the consequences of being overweight in the world today, some experts are pushing for the use of green tea for weight loss. Being a natural produce, lots of people think that it is for that reason better than most of the pills and potions that are being put onto the market to assist with weight loss.

While using green tea for weight loss by replacing the caffeine in coffee and salicin in aspirin as a fat burner does offer other health benefits, there are other factors that need to be looked at as well.

For instance, green tea works as an anti-oxidant which some researchers claim is even more powerful that Vitamin E. Vitamin C and beta-carotene which have been popular anti-oxidants for a long time. However green tea for weight loss is showing signs of being even more beneficial and popular.

Additionally, because blood sugar increases after digestion is slowed down by drinking the tea, green tea for weight loss is seen to be beneficial as a blood sugar controller. What happens here is that amylase, an enzyme that the body uses to break down starches, is slowed by green tea; the break down of starches, or carbohydrates, causes the blood sugar elevation.

Some researchers studying blood sugar level management, especially in relationship to those people who are suffering from diabetes, think that green tea may in fact be essential as part of a glucose management program. This is in no way an indication that using green tea for weight loss will control blood glucose levels on its own. Chromium and vanadyl may also be needed, but only a person's doctor should make any diagnosis of its use.

Report showing green tea's benefits:

• The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently published a study showing the ingestion of catechins, which are a key component of green tea extracts, can lead to a reduction of body fat as well as cholesterol, making it an ideal part of using green tea for weight loss.

• Similar studies conducted by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also show an increase in metabolism by those using green tea, and it has been well documented that weight loss is accomplished by burning more calories than those taken in and with green tea for weight loss having many other documented benefits can help lead to a healthier lifestyle.

• Other researchers, are however worried about the fluoride level in green tea and its potential effects on the thyroid. Also there is the problem of caffeine content in green tea; so while green tea for weight loss can be a bonus with lots of other benefits, it would be sensible to verify with a doctor about the possible effects on the thyroid before you consume too much green tea for weight loss.

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pheinbaugh2   | Registered | 2008-05-22 10:04:08 can it be sweetened cold tea? And does it make a difference if it's diet? Reply | Quote 0   0

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