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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Understanding Green Tea and Weight Loss

Obesity is a sickness that is hounding millions of Americans both young and old. If left untreated, obesity can lead to serious health complications including heart problems, diabetes, and even cancer. Because of this, Americans are prepared to spend thousands - even millions - just to solve this threat.

The newest answer

According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a new alternative to weight loss is green tea. A popular drink used for thousands of years, green tea supposedly contains anti-oxidants that help combat bad cholesterol and decrease cancer risks.

Apart from that, green tea also helps in weight loss by decreasing your appetite, boosting your metabolism, and lowering your blood sugar levels. Because of these health benefits, green tea is now being marketed in different forms: as a drink, supplement, patch, and others.

Other health benefits

Apart from that, green tea also carries other health benefits, including:

Green tea helps inhibits fat absorption and helps glucose regulation - making green tea a recommended drink for diabetics.

Green tea may help reduce appetite - an experiment involving rats has shown that green tea helps decrease their appetite by as much as 60%.

The active ingredient

The active ingredient that helps green tea in its weight loss function is caffeine. Caffeine is a known agent responsible for weight loss. However, caffeine alone is not found in green tea. Green tea also contains other minerals and vitamins that work together to boost weight loss among people.

Side effects

But green tea is not the ultimate weight loss solution. Because of its caffeine content, green tea also bears some side effects. Too much caffeine can lead to high blood pressure, heart palpitations, and even vomiting. People who are pregnant and who have heart conditions should avoid taking green tea.

Apart from that, green tea products and extracts for weight loss such as pills and patches also contain other additives that can also bring side effects. Hence, ingredients must be carefully analyzed before purchase.

Phillip England is a weight loss expert and Author of the popular report "The Ultimate Weight Loss Secret". To receive your free information on the secret that doctors, and health companies either don't know, or don't want you to know, please see http://www.theultimateweightlosssecret.com/secret