Green Tea Diet

In recent years, a number of health experts have extolled the virtues of green tea. It has been mentioned as a preventative remedy for Alzheimer's disease, and a key to fighting the flu. But there's also evidence that a Green Tea Diet can be instrumental in helping you fight the battle of the bulge.

Green tea has proven to be quite effective when it comes to weight loss. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a Green Tea Diet accelerates metabolism and oxidizes fat, without increasing heart rates. This is significant because increased heart rates can lead to heart damage. Green tea helps the body by helping an individual to expend energy without putting an extra burden on the heart.

If you don't like the taste of tea but still want the benefits of a Green Tea Diet, you're in luck. Green tea extract also comes in pill form, making it convenient and easy to use. The extract usually comes in 500 mg capsules that can be taken two or three times each day.

Green tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant, just as black tea does. However, only green tea has medicinal properties. Experts believe this is true because green tea is derived from a process in which the original plant's leaves are steamed instead of being fermented as other varieties of tea are.

You might be wondering how much green tea is appropriate in your particular case. Some Chinese health practitioners recommend as many as ten cups a day. However, other health experts say that two to three cups are sufficient. You might consider splitting the average and opting for about five eight-ounce cups of green tea daily.

In the end, a Green Tea Diet alone may not guarantee that you will lose weight. But, coupled with exercise, it can go a long way to helping you get rid of the fat. Potential weight loss is just one more reason to fill up your cup with a healthy serving of green tea.

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