Over the past several years green tea skyrocketed in popularity with people who want to lose weight and burn fat. Many researches have proven that green tea is rich in catechins which give the plant its color and the name. Most experts claim that the strongest catechin in green tea increases the rate at which fat is burned, and reduces the absorption of calories from the diet.
Green tea has been a tremendous part of Asian diets for many thousands of years. People strongly believe that by drinking several cups of green tea a day you can help yourself lead a longer and healthier life. The Chinese are said to be the first ones to discover tea, and the most varieties of tea are found in China. During the famous Tang Dynasty, wild tea was gathered and steamed on a bamboo tray, grinded into a fine pulp called tea mud and then placed into moulds. The tea was then pressed and left to harden.
Since then the tea has played a big role in Asian culture for centuries as both beverage, medicine and a symbol of status. Some types of green tea used to be drunk only by the royalty.
The secret to the tea are the catechin polyphenols, powerful antioxidants. It’s been proven that the ones found in the green tea are 100 times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times more effective than vitamin E at protecting cells and DNA from damage by cancer cells, heart disease and other serious illnesses.
A lot of ‘gurus’ and personal trainers claim that drinking green tea can help you burn fat, is it true? Turns out, it is. A recent scientific study supports the tea’s ability to burn fat and increase metabolism. Even more, other studies show that when you combine it with a more healthy lifestyle, you greatly improve your chance of maintaining a healthy body weight and reducing risk of heart disease. Research shows that green tea contains substances that help with metabolizing more fat. Other obesity studies concluded that people who drink tea for over ten years had lower body fat percentages compared to those who didn’t.
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