Friday, June 03, 2016

Weight loss in green tea

As far as the Ming dynasty and perhaps even earlier than that, green tea has been used as herbal remedy and overall health drinks in China. Over the past few years, green tea and it’s s connection with weight loss has long been the center of various clinical studies.

Studies show that the relation between green tea and weight loss are substantially linked together through the plant thermogenic properties.

Thermogenesis is the process by which the body produces heat by speeding up metabolism, burning calories, and breaking down fat. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that green tea polyphenols can speed up the metabolic rate of the body.

Green tea weight loss patches are a better alternative to other products since they have no adverse side-effects.

Green tea contains a number of things that are reported to be very healthful for human body. Among these are: tannins, phenols, polyphenols and flavanoid compounds, the amino acid theanine and catechins of which egcg seems to be most beneficial.
Weight loss in green tea

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