These are no new discoveries where green tea and health are concerned as even the ancient Chinese knew about it’s healing and regenerative properties long before us. Many such health claims concerning green tea still hold true today and numerous studies worldwide have attested to the benefits of drinking tea.

 

Perhaps the most important health claims its being linked to in modern times involve diseases of our modern age, which includes Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes and conditions like Obesity. This article will take a brief look at some of the information being put forward with regard to that last point.

 

The weight loss industry is certainly big business and whenever a new product seems to offer us a way of shedding those unwanted pounds we eagerly try it. It seems that the properties in green tea help to increase our bodies metabolic rate, which is how we burn those calories when carrying out our daily lives. By raising the rate at which we burn calories the theory is that you burn more by doing the same, normal things you do anyway. 

 

No one is saying sit back, drink several cups of green tea a day and watch the weight vanish as with most things, weight loss is part of a much bigger picture. Lifestyle, food choices and exercise need to be considered plus medical advice where necessary. 

 

Interestingly enough, certain studies involving groups who drank green tea, in some cases for as long as three months, have shown conclusive, positive results so that looks promising.

 

The actual substance within green tea that seems to influence weight loss is something known as Catechins, and there’s also additional evidence to suggest that this can reduce the levels of bad cholesterol.

 

So, go ahead and see for yourself, but before you rush out to the kitchen for your teapot you can also get green tea extract within some multi-vitamin supplements, which is how I prefer to take my cuppa!

 

Peter Foremski
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