Green Tea Weight Loss
By: Iris TaylorTotal Views: 23, Word Count: 415,
Though medical research is yet to establish the mechanisms of how green tea helps in losing weight but there is no doubt that intake of green tea for a prolonged period of time will certainly help you to lose weight. The main ingredients of green tea that help in slimming are caffeine and EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate).
Reducing weight by following crash diets, improper and negligible consumption of food have minimal efficacy. As the body runs in deficit of calories due to long hours of starvation, the rate of metabolism decreases and fat retaining capacity of the body increases. Moreover, your body uses the easily available energy in the form of protein. So, while you are starving to ensure weight reduction, you are actually losing your muscles whereas your level of fat content remains the same.
Ingestion of green tea leaves ensures increase in the rate of metabolism and burning of excess fat. The constituents of the tea also block the process of conversion of energy into fat. Your body will also absorb less percentage of dietary fat as well. The tea also acts as an appetite suppressant and regulates the level of sugar of your body.
Green tea is one of the four varieties of the plant named Camellia sinensis. Green tea has several kinds of polyphenolic catechins like epicatechin, epicatechin—3—gallate, epigallocatechin, epigallocatechin—3—gallate, catechin and gallocatechin. Several research states that catechins influence metabolism and helps significantly in weight reduction. Catechins help to slow down intestinal lipases, fat absorption, secretion of lipogenic enzymes, appetite and boost fat excretion and thermogenesis.
Regular exercise helps you to reduce weight significantly. As you exercise, your body burns extra calories and there is an increase in the rate of metabolism and muscle mass. Your increased muscle mass will keep you slim in appearance. Green tea increases your level of endurance and saves you from getting fatigued easily during an exercise. Hence, a study shows that there is an increase in energy expenditure by 4% due to the consumption of green tea extracts.
If you are interested to have green tea as part of your balanced diet, you need to drink the tea regularly. You can have green tea in the form of supplements too. Taking in green tea on a regular basis improves the rate of oxidation of fat. The presence of caffeine and polyphenols in the tea also enhances thermogenesis, the process of burning down calories to generate body heat.
About the Author
Iris Taylor is attached with an organization that actively participates in conducting various weight loss programs. One can get detailed information regarding effective ways to fight back obesity in the two books she has authored on this subject. Consumption of green tea every day will ensure weight loss. Along with the green tea you can also have a supplement that can help in reducing your appetite and to stay away from over eating. Alongside green tea, there are other ways of reducing weight that Iris recommends and one of those is www.hoodiabalance.com.
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