Green Tea and Weight Loss
Green Tea and the Weight Loss connection
You have probably already heard that green tea can help aid your weight loss goals. In fact, green tea or green tea extract can be found in many of the popular weight loss supplements that are on the market today. Continue your reading to find out how adding green tea to your diet can help you shed the pounds you want to lose!
Green tea extract is used in many weight loss products as a caffeine replacement. Green tea extract is safer for then ephedrine and many other stimulants that are included in weight loss medications. In addition to acting as a stimulant, green tea extract also has other health benefits that do more for you then caffeine and other stimulants.
Health Benefits of Green Tea
Green tea is a powerful anti-oxidant. Like that of Vitamin C and beta-carotene. In fact, antioxidants are widely used as ingredients in most dietary supplements that are used for health purposes such as preventing cancer and heart disease.
Green tea can also help regulate glucose levels by slowing down the rise in blood sugar following your meals. Green tea slows down the digestive enzyme amylase which is an important in the breakdown of starches (carbohydrates) that can cause blood sugar levels to rise after eating a meal.
By drinking a few cups of green tea a day you can aid your weight loss plan significantly. Green tea raises your metabolic rate which results in a greater calorie burning affect. At first you may not like the taste of green tea but adding a sugar substitute can help to enhance the flavor. It can also be served hot or cold.
Substitute your morning coffee for green tea. You will still get the dose of energy that comes with the caffeine in coffee but now you will also help aid weight loss.
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