Green Tea Weight Loss

We have all heard of green tea weight loss but do we know if it is as effective as many claimed? Well, drinking this ancient Japanese tea is still healthier than drinking any other drinks for one thing. For another thing, green tea has been known to have loads of great benefits for your body and skin. So, the fact that green tea aids weight loss is a great added feature to this wonder drink that is refreshing and good to drink.

Let's look at the ways this wonderful green tea could help you lose weight:

1. Green tea gives your metabolic rate a boost
According to studies by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, green tea extract could give you a boost to your metabolism by at least 4%. The researchers think it could be because of the high amount of catechin polyphenols inside the green tea. This particular nutrient helps to kick-start your body's ability to burn up calories.

2. Green tea stops your body from absorbing fat and regulates your blood glucose level
The same nutrients (you know, the catechins) will stop your body from moving extra glucose into your fat cells, thus reducing fat absorption and regulates your glucose level. In other words, it slows down the increase in blood sugar level after a meal and this will reduce insulin spikes which in turn discourage fat storage.

3. Green tea helps to cut down your appetite
Due to it being able to regulate your blood sugar level, you will feel less inclined to have sugar cravings. You will also not feel hungry all the time and this may end up with lesser appetite so you'd end up losing weight because you are eating less due to reduced appetite.

4. Green tea has lesser calories compared to your regular coffee
If you are a coffee drinker, you should think about switching to green tea as it does not have sugar or cream with it, unlike coffee.

Now that you know, green tea weight loss is not all hype for no reason but is backed by facts too. Next, let's look at how effective green tea is in weight loss.