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Straight talk about green tea and fat loss...
Over the past few years, green tea has become very popular with
people wanting to lose weight. Green tea is rich in a class of polyphenols
known as catechins (pronounced kat-a-kins). Polyphenols give
the plant its color. The strongest catechin in green tea is known
as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
Animal research shows that EGCG increases the rate at which fat
is burned, as well as reducing the absorption of calories from the
diet [5, 6]. A recent study also shows that mice given green tea
extract were able to swim for longer before reaching exhaustion.
They also burned fat faster [9].
How well does green tea work in humans? Is it worth spending your
hard-earned money on?
Green tea
There are three types of tea manufactured from tea leaves - oolong,
black and green tea. Green tea, which is consumed largely in Asia,
is processed to...
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