Green Tea Weight Loss

Many individuals drink green tea for weight loss!

This is because green tea contains very powerful antioxidants that help breakdown fat cells by raising the body’s resting metabolism. Drinking green tea every days burns about 80 extra calories per day.

Just by drinking green tea every day can help you lose three pounds a year!

Three pounds may not seem like a lot of weight, but would you rather be three pounds lighter or three pounds heavier? Multiply that by five years and you can see the benefits of green tea when trying to lose weight.

The Science Behind Green Tea for Weight Loss

Green tea has been scientifically proven to support weight loss...

• According to a study in the Journal of Nutrition, exercisers who enjoyed four cups of green tea daily lost eight times more belly fat than those who did not drink green tea.

• The antioxidants in green tea help improve insulin sensitivity, which helps the body burn fat for energy.

• Green tea also contains epigallocatechin (EGCG) which stimulates the nervous system without elevating the heart rate.


• Green tea is rich in theanine, an amino acid that increases your alertness level without the energy crash afterward. 


• A University of Connecticut study showed that individuals who drank two or three cups of green tea a day had lower BMI (body mass index) and a lower body weight. 

Tazo Zen Green Tea with lemongrass and spearmint is a very pleasant green tea. The spearmint gives it a softer flavor and is also an appetite suppressant!

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More Health Benefits of Green Tea

• There are so many health benefits to drinking green tea besides weight loss. Green tea can help lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol and protect against stroke.


• "Drinking tea every day may be one of the easiest lifestyle changes you can make to significantly lower your risk of suffering a stroke," according to epidemiologist Lenore Arab of the University of California at Los Angeles.


• The study discovered that the risk of stroke was lowered 21 percent among those who drank three cups of green tea a day compared with those who drank less than a cup of green tea per day.

• Among the polyphenols in tea is a family of compounds called the flavonoids and among the flavonoids is a smaller group called catechins.

• The catechins found in the greatest concentration in tea – and the one most studied for its health benefits – is EGCG.

• In another study, when researchers induced stroke in gerbils, there was less damage to the brain when they were fed a tea polyphenol called EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate).
• According to Purdue University researcher Mario Ferruzzi, the benefits of green tea are best when consumed often enough to keep the level of polyphenols in the blood high.

• Polyphenols are a broad group of chemicals found in many foods including tea, cocoa, fruits and vegetables.


• This is equivalent to about three servings a day. Steep the tea bag or tea leaves for at least five minutes since it takes time for the polyphenols to dissolve in water.

• The bottled green teas have a significant amount of sugar so when drinking green tea, brew your own for the best success with green tea weight loss.

• Also, a research study that analyzed 49 different brands of bottled tea found that most of them contain very little polyphenol antioxidants when compared to a cup of freshly brewed green tea.