Does Green Tea Really Help With Weight Loss?

Green Tea is a hot topic in the weight loss market. So do the bottled green teas really provide any weight loss benefits? I am sure there are a lot of people drinking Green Tea but maybe not in a way that is generating weight loss. Here are some Green Tea benefits:

Article in Quotes from my fitness trainer, Holly Rigsby

“Green Tea Benefits

Studies have shown that antioxidants in green tea help with weight loss, cholesterol, cardiovascular diseases, stress, slowing the aging process and boosting your immune system.

Green tea contains antioxidations, polyphenols, theanine, as well as a wide variety of vitamins and minerals.

Polyphenols–Polyphenols are a class of phytochemicals that have been associated with heart disease and cancer prevention.

Catechins–Catechins are a category of polyphenols. In green tea, catechins are present in significant quantities, more specifically; epicatechin(EC), epigallocatechin(EGC), epicatechin gallate(ECG) and epigallocatechin gallate(EGCG). EGCG makes up about 10-50% of the total catechin content and appears to be the most powerful of the catechins.

With antioxidant activity about 25-100 times more potent then vitamins C and E. A cup of green tea may provide 10-40mg of polyphenols and has antioxidant activity greater then a serving of broccoli, spinach, carrots or strawberries.

However, ***Most Pre-Made Bottled Green Tea is just another type of soft drink****

For example, take a look at the ingredients in Regular Lipton Iced Green Tea

“Water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, green tea, sodium hexametaphosphate, ascorbic acid, honey, natural flavors, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, calcium disodium edta, caramel color, tallow 5, blue1.”

With 200 calories, 13 teaspoons of added sugar and a long list of artificial ingredients…you know this is not so good and if you compare the two – they really are not much different that drinking a bottle of coke or pepsi!

Check out the ingredients of the green tea you that you brew yourself….

Green Tea: Green tea.

Raspberry Gardens: Green tea, hibiscus, blackberry leaves, natural raspberry flavor with other natural flavors (contains soy lecithin), roasted chicory and raspberries.

Pretty obvious – the closer something is to all natural – the better it is for your body and your fat loss efforts.

Now I am a sucker for SWEET Teas and I just can’t acquire a taste for teas with no sugar. That is like trying to acquire a taste for beer. I just can’t do it! However, here are a few green tea tips to sweeten the weight loss efforts even more.

1. Only brew your green tea for 1-2 minutes for a less bitter taste.
2. Brew a flavored green tea (I love peppermint tea so this is a great one)
3. Mix a different flavored tea like Country Peach Passion herbal tea for example
4. Add fresh lemon or orange to your green tea“

Here is a selection of more natural bottled green teas: Be sure to check out the nutritional information for each of them.

Let me know if you would like to try any of these bottled green teas or even the brewed versions of these teas. I will send them to you free of charge! Happy Green Tea Drinking!

Naomi Trower AKA
FatLossMama
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