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