How exactly does Green Tea work? What effect does it have on weight loss?
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"Green tea appears to boost metabolism slightly, but nobody has documented that drinking it helps people lose weight," says Adriane Fugh-Berman, M.D., an associate professor of physiology and biophysics at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Only one published study, a Swiss trial conducted on 10 men, has tested the effect of green tea on metabolism. Extrapolating the results of this research, Fugh-Berman says that if you drink four or five cups of green tea a day, "you might burn an extra 60 calories--but that's not a lot." It's about the same number of calories you'd burn in six minutes of jogging.\n\nPart of the metabolism boost can be attributed to the caffeine in green tea, but results from the Swiss study suggest that some other substance is also at work, since green tea seems to increase metabolism slightly more than the equivalent amount of caffeine.\n\nAlthough green tea itself isn't likely to stimulate weight loss, Fugh-Berman says, if you substitute the tea for lattes or juice, the calorie savings might help you slim down.
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Antioxidants in green and black tea are supposed to help to support your immune system. Also, if you drink a full glass of tea 1/2 hour before a meal, you will feel fuller and you will mot eat as much, thus helping you loose weight.
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They just have antioxidents. They don't help lose weight. Milk can.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea#Health_Benefits
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Drink green tea every morning because it will give a metabolism boost and only eat small meals through out the day limiting sugars and carbohydrates.  Big meals and fasting will only slow your metabolism and make you gain more weight in the long run
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Wulong tea is the same as Oolong tea and is what's served in many Chinese restaurants.  \n\nThere's no magical weight loss properties.  Even if there were, you'd have to drink gallons every day to get the effect.  Brewed tea is relatively weak.
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Drinking green tea is thought to lower cholesterol, help the immune system, and support dental health.
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Green tea does wonders for your body. I drink about 2 bottles of the stuff daily. Your not drinking too much. They actually recommend 10 cups or more daily. It has been shown to reduce cancer by 3 years. It prevents many diseases. Some studies disagree on how much you should drink. Some say only 2 cups gets you the amount of stuff you need, but 10 cups gets you the most benefits.
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Green Tea is known mainly to come from China and Japon. But also from Ceylon,  Darjeeling Vietnam and Assam\n\nHealth benefits:\n\nProponents of green tea note that its medicinal benefits have been described for over 1000 years. The Kissa Yojoki, or Book of Tea, written by Zen priest Eisai in 1191, describes how drinking green tea can have a positive effect on the five vital organs, especially the heart. The book discusses tea's medicinal qualities which include easing the effects of alcohol, acting as a stimulant, curing blotchiness, quenching thirst, eliminating indigestion, curing beriberi disease, preventing fatigue, and improving urinary and brain function. Part One also explains the shapes of tea plants, tea flowers and tea leaves and covers how to grow tea plants and process tea leaves. In Part Two, the book discusses the specific dosage and method required for individual physical ailments\nIn more recent times, many studies have investigated a link between the consumption of green tea and a lower incidence of a range of cancers in populations, with mixed results. Green tea enthusiasts have claimed it to be useful for:\nCognition \nStopping certain neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers \nPreventing/treating cancer \nTreating arthritis \nTreating multiple sclerosis \nPreventing the degradation of cell membranes by neutralizing the spread of free radicals (which occurs during the process of oxidation).\nIncreases fat oxidation (helps the body use fat as an energy source) and raises metabolism.\nLowering LDL cholesterol (in high doses in lab tests) \nPreventing lowered T-Cells due to HIV - In lab tests, EGCG, found in green tea, was found to prevent HIV from attacking T-Cells. However, it is not known if this has any effect on humans yet.\n\nSo Green Tea is definitely good,  not only for boosting the energy (by it's fat oxydation action) but for a lot of other conditions.\n\nThat's my Best Answer!
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I understand it does mess with insuline levels. Especially coffee. But tea--green or black--actually help you regulate insulin. So, if you need your caffiene and want better control of insulin levels, drink tea.\n\nConsider these quotes:\n\n"Researchers have proven that caffeine increase the body's release of insulin, a hormone that plays a crucial role in fat storage. And while many foods and beverages contain caffeine, none pumps as much of this stimulant into our bodies as coffee. "\n\n"IT BLOCKS THE ABSORPTION OF NATURE'S FAT--FIGHTING NUTRIENT: CALCIUM \n\nWhen research teams found that increased calcium consumption leads to decreased body weight, the nutrient became the hot topic among weight-loss researchers. The nutrient appears to stimulate a type of fat-burning tissue that's otherwise dormant. Great, right? Not for coffee drinkers; "Even though we may add a little milk or cream, each cup of coffee leaches away an amount of calcium eqal to that in one cup of milk.""\n\n"IT ELEVATES LEVELS OF STRESS HORMONES THAT LEAD TO BELLY FAT \n\nScientists found that drinking just two large cups of coffee a day prompts the body to respond the same way it does when we're under chronic stress--by secreting high levels of the hormone cortisol. Even if coffee is consumed in the morning, the effects could be seen through 10 pm..How does that relate to weight gain? "There's something about fat cells in the belly--the way that they respond to stress hormones," says Henry Kahn, M.D., of Emory University School of medicine, "people with high levels of stress hormones have a tendency above others to store fat in their bellies." Even otherwise slim folks with elevated stress hormones levels tend to have a "spare tire!""\n\n""When people tell me, "I don't think I can give up coffee" I tell them to switch to tea for a week and see what happens," says Franzese. "They're always so happy with the results, they never go back"..Why tea instead of decaf or just plain water?\n\n1) IT BOOSTS THE METABOLISM \n2) IT BLOCKS FAT ABSORPTION \n3) IT FIGHTS ABDOMINAL FAT"
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Green tea. No calories and it boosts your metabolism!
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Try drinking at least 2 8-ounce cups daily of green tea. Brew your own and allow to steep for 5-7 minutes. I drink a lot of green tea....6 cups daily with lemon. This wonderful tea gives the drinker lots of energy, provides phytonutrients and helps build the immune system. My blood pressure has stabilized....from 150/85 to 116/65 and my cholesterol levels are now normal. Walking 2 miles a day will help, too. You should get the same results by doing this as with the Phen Fen.
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Dietary green tea is not safe since it will cause your bowel movements to come more often. This will eventually effect your digestive tract and can lead to painful bowel movements after a while. I suggest you drink regular green tea for a brief metabolism booster. However you still need diet and excercise.
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Well, tea has caffeine which can be emetic (vomit-inducing) in large concentrations. I guess drinking it on an empty stomach may enhance its effects. \nAt least in the case of green tea, vomiting is listed as one of the side effects (see second link).
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I tried it and did not notice a difference. If trying to lose weight the best thing is to eat something good for you every three hours. I lost 15 lbs in a week doing this.
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I've been taking it and have not noticed any weight loss, but I don't take it regularly.  I also take green tea pills, chromium picolate (SP?) and was taking Hoodia.  No real loss or changes.  I did hear a doctor on tv saying that everyone, everyone should take a multi and a fish oil. \n\nI have experienced weight loss by cutting back on beer (my vacation and de-stresser) and eating 1/2 a grapefruit every day, plus fresh lemon juice in my water.\n\nAs far as depression...talk to your doctor.  I know everyone says that, but do it.  Talk to him about weight loss too.  If he says to change your diet..and nothing else, see another doctor.  LOTS of folks have depression.  LOTS.  Your doctor has heard it many times and won't think you are a nut for saying it.  There are lots of meds for it, so you have options.
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Well I know that when i fell like I'm getting sick and start drinking Lipton Green Tea, i usually feel better within 2 days. And if you drink about 5 glasses a day for atleast a month you will notice that you don't gain weight. This has been my experience with it.