Weight Loss & the Health Benefits of Green Tea

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Promotes Fat Loss
Green tea not only promotes fat loss, but specifically, the loss of visceral fat-fat that accumulates in the tissues lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the intestines (viscera) and internal organs. Unlike fat deposits on the hips and thighs (which result in the so-called "pear" body shape), visceral fat (which produces the "apple" body shape) is highly associated with increased risk for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.

Green tea contains three major components that promote fat loss: catechins, caffeine and theanine. Studies suggest that green tea compounds promote fat loss by inhibiting both gastric and pancreatic lipase, the enzymes that digest triglycerides, and fatty acid synthetase, the enzyme responsible for synthesizing fatty acids into the form in which they can be stored in the body's adipose (fat) cells.

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Green Tea Catechins Promote Fat Reduction
Many studies have shown that ingesting Catechin found in green tea promotes healthy energy consumption in the body of human beings and animals - and reduces fat in the body and digestive system. It has also been reported that Catechin absorbed into the blood stream reaches cells in the liver and works to promote fat metabolism.

Green Tea Promotes Fat Burning
Green tea is increasingly being used as part of a healthy diet, as it can play a role in controlling body weight and composition via the activation of thermogenesis, fat oxidation, or both. It works by increasing energy expenditure, and has thermogenic properties which promote fat burning.

Green Tea Boosts Metabolism & Burns Fat
Studies suggest that green tea extract may boost metabolism and help burn fat. One study confirmed that the combination of green tea and caffeine improved weight loss and maintenance in overweight and moderately obese individuals. Some researchers speculate that su bstances in green tea known as polyphenols, specifically the catechins, are responsible for the herb's fat-burning effect.

- University of Maryland Medical Center 

Weight Loss Safely & Naturally with Green Tea 
Green tea contains high concentrations of catechin polyphenols. These compounds work with other chemicals to intensify levels of fat oxidation and thermogenesis, where heat is created in the body by burning fuels such as fat. Drinking Japanese green tea regularly will increase your metabolism and help burn fat safely and naturally.

Weight is gained as excess sugars and fats are stored in the body as fat cells. Green tea catechins can help prevent obesity by inhibiting the movement of glucose in fat cells. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has been found to be especially effective. There is now good evidence that green tea catechins are related to reductions in body fat.

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Green Tea Inhibits Fatty Acid Synthase 
Weight reduction by Chinese medicinal herbs may be related to inhibition of fatty acid synthase.Green tea may help weight loss by inhibiting fatty acid synthase of the body.

Fatty acid synthase (EC 2. 3. 1. 85, abbr. FAS) is reported as a potential new therapeutic target for the treatment of obesity. 17 of 31 Traditional Chinese Medicine used in weight reducing prescriptions were found to inhibit FAS. Green tea leaf was 1 of the top 4 herbs with high inhibitory potencies.

- Source: Life Sci. 2004 Mar 26;74(19):2389-99 

Green Tea Promotes Weight Loss 
Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans.
How does green tea help weight loss?The clinical trial study the green tea's benefits concluded: Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content per se. The green tea extract may play a role in the control of body composition via sympathetic activation of thermogenesis, fat oxidation, or both. 

- Am J Clin Nutr 1999 Dec;70(6):1040-5 

Green Tea Benefits Weight Control
The experiments indicated that green tea may benefit weight control via suppressing lipid metabolism, and thereby the fatty accumulation and body weight increase was suppressed. 

- Source: In Vivo. 2000 Jul-Aug;14(4):481-4 

The latest findings on other potential health benefits of tea, including how it may play a role in shifting metabolism to favour weight loss and better manage blood sugar levels, were also unveiled at the Symposium. As well, other new studies which add to the existing body of knowledge about tea's potential ability to reduce risk for several chronic diseases were presented. These included research that shows tea flavonoids may improve cardiovascular health by reducing inflammation and improving blood vessel function.

- Fourth International Scientific Symposium on Tea & Human Health, September, 2007

Recent Evidence Shows That in the Battle of Weight Loss, Green Tea May be Superior to Plain Caffeine
According to a new study, green tea appears to accelerate calorie burning -- including fat calories. Researchers suggest compounds in green tea called flavonoids may change how the body uses a hormone called norepinephrine, which then speeds the rate calories are burned.

-Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness, April 2000

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