DRINKING GREEN TEA MAY AID IN WEIGHT LOSS
Two studies were researched to propose that drinking green tea might
aid in weight loss. The first study compared the metabolic effect
of green tea, in extract, to that of a placebo. The second study,
researched by the University of Geneva, investigated the outcome of
the combination of caffeine and a compound called epigallocatechin
(EGCG), which is a catechin, found in green tea.
In the first study, researchers found that green tea drinkers burned
an additional 70 calories a day. It is believed that the difference
is caused by metabolism enhancing antioxidants, also known as catechins.
These metabolism-enhancing catechins are found in green tea. In
the second study, researchers discovered that the combination of
caffeine and epigallocatechin (EGCG) could enhance metabolic rate
by 4%.
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