Does Green Tea Help in Weight Loss?

November 20, 2009 by MyOrbit · Leave a Comment
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Question: Is it true that Green Tea helps in weight loss by reducing fat?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Tea_leaves_steeping_in_a_zhong_%C4%8Daj_05.jpg/200px-Tea_leaves_steeping_in_a_zhong_%C4%8Daj_05.jpgAnswer: In a study reported on in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, it was found that green tea extract resulted in a significant increase in energy expenditure (a measure of metabolism), plus also had a significant effect on fat oxidation. While some of the effects were originally theorized to be due to the caffeine content of green tea, the researchers discovered that the tea actually has properties that go beyond those that would be explained by the caffeine. Read more