I love green tea. In fact, any type of tea is great in my book, but when it comes to simplicity and the benefits of pure health , especially when it comes to getting rid of a few pounds more , it is hard to beat. In addition, it is an easy and inexpensive way to put your metabolism and lose excess weight fairly quickly.
Increased metabolism
As I suppose you do not want to become an expert in the field , I'll jump on exactly how (or more specifically EGCG, a polyphenol found in green tea) promotes weight loss, but simply blocks an enzyme that breaks down norepinephrine in the brain . This ramps up the part of the nervous system that controls functions such as muscle tension and release energy from fat so when you increase your metabolism, burn more calories as you go about your day without any extra effort . This is good, right?
Lose 20 pounds without extra effort
According to a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition in 2005, people who consumed 270 mg of EGCG daily burn an average of 180 extra calories per day compared to placebo . It becomes to lose about 22 pounds a year just by drinking green tea! Imagine losing more than 20 pounds this year , replacing the drink busy sugar, calorie dense pick-me -up as a " latte . Can you imagine anything easier?
The British study found that the average dose of 270 mg was " optimum concentration " of EGCG and the results showed that higher doses of tea extract additional fat or calories burned. What this means is that you just need to drink at least three cups of green tea ( or take 270 mg of green tea extract ) per day to help launch your mechanism your body burning fat. Pretty simple , right?
Year + green tea extract for fat out =
At least if you 're a mouse, ie . There was another study of weight loss , where researchers fed three groups of mice a diet high in fat. Then , the mice were placed in a pure weight loss exercise regiment , the green tea extract , and a combination of both . The results ?
Exercising mice lost 24 percent more weight.
The mice that drank green tea extract lost only 47 percent.
The group of mice receiving both lost 89 percent weight gain.
So I guess that means you have to get out of the hamster wheel ! Maybe not , but it is good to know that there is something natural , healthy and inexpensive that you can do to increase the effectiveness of your fat burning workouts , so why not break with tea tomorrow ? Your body will thank you!
