| The Green Tea Diet started around 5,000 years | | | | Green tea has also been used by many people |
| ago and the health benefits of drinking this | | | | as part of their weight loss efforts to |
| tea have been known for centuries. Drinking | | | | control their blood sugar levels. It has |
| green tea is a regular part of everyday life | | | | also helped many dieters to control their |
| for people in China, Japan, and Hong Kong | | | | sugary cravings and as result they have |
| just to name a few. Green tea has been used | | | | higher energy levels. If you are able to |
| by the Chinese to treat everything from | | | | control your sugar intake, in turn you will |
| headaches to depression as well as a long | | | | probably eat healthier foods and this will |
| list of other ailments since ancient times. | | | | greatly help in losing weight. |
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| Here in North America, Western culture is | | | | Some other benefits of green tea and weight |
| just beginning to understand the benefits of | | | | loss are the fact that green tea is an |
| drinking green tea. Extensive scientific | | | | effective appetite suppressant. Studies that |
| research which has been conducted in both | | | | have been done indicated that controlled |
| Asia and the west has provided evidence that | | | | groups who drank green tea noticed a decrease |
| not only does drinking green tea provide many | | | | in their appetites and this in turn helped |
| health benefits, but it also aids in weight | | | | them to lose weight more quickly. Green tea |
| loss. The most popular type of Chinese tea | | | | is also known to be a natural diuretic which |
| is green tea. | | | | will help in shedding water weight. |
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| Some of the health benefits associated with | | | | Per serving, green tea by itself only |
| drinking green tea is the possible prevention | | | | contains about 4 calories and its caffeine |
| of arthritis - green tea contains | | | | level is low therefore, green tea is a great |
| anti-inflammatory properties that can help | | | | replacement for coffee drinkers. If you |
| with arthritic pain or other types of joint | | | | drink between 3 to 5 cups a day you will burn |
| pain. Green tea also helps to alleviate | | | | about 70 calories. When you make a cup of |
| damage from "bad cholesterol" (LDL | | | | green tea, remember to keep the tea bag in |
| cholesterol). Bad cholesterol can cause | | | | the cup for at least 3 minutes to allow |
| heart disease. This tea also contains | | | | infusion of its powerful properties to take |
| powerful antioxidants called polyphenols | | | | place. Keep in mind that green tea is not |
| which help to promote anti-aging as well as | | | | for everyone as it can be a tea that you have |
| help to fight diseases such as cancer. | | | | to acquire a taste for. If you don't like |
| | | | the taste of green tea, then you can always |
| Green tea also contains high concentrations | | | | purchase it in tablet form. Green tea or |
| of catechin polyphenols particularly the said | | | | green tea extract is included in many of the |
| epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). These | | | | more popular weight loss supplements on the |
| compounds work with other chemicals in the | | | | market today. |
| body to increase the levels of oxidation of | | | | |
| fat and it raises one's metabolic rate. As a | | | | In closing, not only is drinking green tea |
| result, the body burns fuels as fat and this | | | | very beneficial to your health but it can |
| will help in your weight loss program. Drink | | | | also be used as an aid in your weight loss |
| just a couple of cups of green tea a day and | | | | efforts. Remember that exercise and diet are |
| this will help to boost your immune system. | | | | essential to any weight loss program, but |
| Not only will it give you that energy boost | | | | green tea can provide that additional boost |
| but it will also give you more endurance to | | | | to help you in keeping that weight off for |
| work out longer as part of your exercise | | | | good. So sit back, and enjoy a nice cup of |
| program. | | | | green tea today. |
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