Does Green Tea Really Help You Lose Weight?

There is really no dispute that green tea, as well as other types of natural teas, are extremely healthy for the human body. They contain multiple different TYPES of antioxidants, and the tea itself is completely free of calories.

It has also been hailed as an excellent and healthier alternative to America’s favorite energy drink – coffee. However, you still should really try to drink green tea only if it is organic, as, just like coffee beans, tea leaves contain pesticides and other chemicals if they are not certified organic – making your hot drink into a steaming cup of chemicals!

The debate about whether green tea can also help the body with weiht loss has raged for a while. Some said that green tea, while healthy, really didn’t improve odds of weight loss much when taken for weight loss specifically. Others claimed that green tea was excellent for weight loss, helping to spur weight loss and speed fat loss.

Apparently there is now some more definitive proof that green tea is, in fact as useful tool for those who want to lose weight.  A compound that is found in green tea called Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) has shown to be effective at slowing weight gain in mice when tested.

Another interesting point of the study was that the mice that took green tea every day and started off obese showed fecal evidence of less bodily fat absorption. This strongly suggests that some how green tea consumptions helps our bodies to limit the amount of dietary fat that we absorb (which of course leads to weight gain and fat storage).

The mice that took the green tea every day appeared to gain weight about 45% slower than the mice that did not have the green tea. That’s quite a nice difference! Think I might have to add green tea into my diet again!