How To Health

By Aidan James

Green tea weight loss has become a hot topic in the area of
weight loss. While there are many individual varieties we can
think of green tea on the whole as a form of tea from asia that
undergoes relatively minimal processing before being used to
brew the hot drink. It tends to retain its green color due to
the lack of processing so looks somewhat different to most teas
we might be familiar with in the western world. Now it seems
green tea may have not just one but several benefits to offer
our health, with some studies showing that drinkers of green tea
have a significantly lower incidence of problems such as heart
disease and cancer as well as the well enjoying the known weight
control benefit.

So why is it believed to be so good for us? Green tea has been
known to help burn fat in us humans and some animal studies show
it to be useful as a regulator of glucose, slowing down the rise
in blood sugar levels after a meal. This comes about by slowing
the down the action of the enzyme amylase which helps to
breakdown starches converting them to sugars and raising blood
sugar levels after meals.

This regulation of glucose levels helps to keep us on an even
keel, producing and storing energy in an efficient manner. A
study by a UK university proved that fat burning was improved
noticeably after taking a green tea extract so naturally the
study has sparked interest in weight loss circles. Green tea is
a powerful antioxidant and contains caffeine and theanine
amongst other ingredients.

Over the centuries and particularly in China, green tea has
been much used as a stimulant, as a digestive aid and for the
regulation of body temperature and blood sugar levels. Tea
generally has been believed to be beneficial to general health
and well being and as a promoter of healing after many diseases.

Some studies suggest this marvelous drink can even help with
serious diseases such as Alzheimer’s and MS and with cholesterol
control though for now these claims are as yet unproven. Why
does green tea help us manage weight? It helps us to burn extra
calories through thermogenesis, a process where we produce heat
in our bodies. It helps us to boost our metabolism and therefore
our core temperature. This production of heat burns more
calories than we otherwise would have done. Some researchers
claim that drinking a few cups of green tea per day can burn an
extra seventy or eighty calories which may not sound like much
but cumulatively this may be all the difference needed for many
people struggling with weight control.

The idea of drinking lots of green tea may not be appealing to
all but fortunately there is an alternative, green tea extract
which can be taken in capsule form. The extract contains all the
healthy ingredients of green tea concentrated so that a single
capsule can be equivalent to several cups of tea in one dose.
There are countless reports of amazing results with this form of
green tea weight loss.

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