Suntory Research Center in Osaka, Japan, have found that drinking Oolong tea (type of green tea) just 15 minutes before consuming carbohydrates, helps to lower the insulin spike you normally get after eating carbs..find out more.
Reduces Fattening Effects of Carbs :
- Regular Wuyi Cliff Oolong tea drinkers experienced over TWICE the calorie-burning results of those who drank the same amount of Japanese green tea.
Decreases Bad Cholesterol
- Besides Boosting the Brain Power, green tea also fights bad Cholesterol. In a Taiwanese randomised controlled trial, 78 obese women took 400mg of green tea extract three times a day for 12 weeks. They experienced significant reduction in LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
- And a simultaneous increase in levels of HDL-cholesterol, and the hormones adiponectin (promotes insulin sensitivity) and ghrelin (modulates hunger).
- In an one experiment, 12 healthy young men took either green tea extract, equivalent to 3.5 cups of tea, or placebo, before taking part in cycling trials.
- Average fat oxidation rates were 17% higher in the green tea group and the contribution of fat oxidation to total energy expenditure was also significantly higher.
- In a second experiment, 11 healthy men took an oral-glucose-tolerance test before and after supplementation with capsules containing either green tea extract or placebo.
- Ingestion of green tea extract was found to increase insulin sensitivity by 13%, meaning that it could potentially reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes which indirectly helps in maintaining proper weight.
Green Tea can give you a boost in weight loss. 3 – 5 cups of green tea per day can help you burn an extra 70 calories per day...So Sip it and have a Zappy day..!!
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