A common beverage all throughout Asia, green tea has recently gained popularity in the West. Green tea has long been known to have a number of health benefits, but who knew that it could also contribute to weight loss?
Recently a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that green tea extract can increase metabolism and fat oxidation of the body. In theory, scientists believe that the weight loss benefits of green tea extract is due to the caffeine content, but the results of the study show otherwise as they discovered that green tea extracts have weight loss benefits beyond that of caffeine.
In the study, researchers administered the same amount of caffeine as that in green tea extracts but discovered that it did not make any notable changes in the body’s overall energy expenditure. This led to the conclusion that green tea extracts contain ingredients that actively interact with each other, promoting increased metabolism and fat oxidation help with weight loss.
Further findings show that a particular compound found in green tea extracts might be the ingredient that causes weight loss. These green tea extract compounds, called flavonoids, may change the way the body uses norepinephrine, a hormone that monitors calories are burned. When flavonoids interact with other green tea extract ingredients, additional calories are burned contributing to weight loss.
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