Teas That Promote Weight Loss

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Most teas contain compounds that can enhance weight loss in a material way. Teas that have a high degree of weight loss benefits are green tea and oolong tea. Both green and oolong teas contain compounds called catechins (besides their caffeine content). Tea catechins work to enhance weight loss, and improve triglyceride levels in the body. Black tea does not have as much weight loss benefit for the following reason: Green tea catechins are unoxidized, whereas when black tea is made, catechins oxidize to produce thearubigins and theaflavins, which are more complex compounds. Only theaflavins contain significant antioxidant functions. Green tea contains approximately 30% catechins, while black tea contains only 4% of theaflavins. Both catechins and theaflavins are powerful antioxidants but as you can see, green tea has a much higher quantity of antioxidants, which explains why it has far better weight loss benefits.

Another tea that promotes weight loss benefits is white tea. Though it is becoming more popular, white tea is still a little difficult to come across.

How do green and oolong teas promote weight loss?

Studies have demonstrated that the catechin compounds in green and oolong teas trigger thermogenesis, which is the body's natural ability to convert fat into energy. This conversion process helps you lose body fat. More specifically, these catechin compounds trigger a reduction in the quantity of carbohydrates used for body heat, and increase the amount of fat used to generate energy. In addition, green and oolong teas have compounds that help slow the digestion of carbohydrates, thereby promoting a lower blood sugar. The lower blood sugar allows you to store less glucose as fat.

Teas help lose love handles

So it becomes clear that there is enough evidence demonstrating that both green and oolong teas possess the ability to foster fat loss and lean muscle mass. To get an even better fat loss result and lose your love handles, I suggest you mix green, oolong, white and black teas together, and refrigerate the mixture as ice tea. Blending these four types of teas into one cocktail, helps you get the full effect of antioxidants and other natural compounds that are singular to each tea. If you need to sweeten it up, make sure that you use a natural, non-caloric sweetener such as stevia. That will prevent you from packing on extra calories in form of sugar.

Teas that promote weight loss - Last words

One fat loss strategy that you may want to adopt, is to drink a glass of the ice tea mixture with each meal you eat. However, try to avoid drinking it late at night, as it may prevent you from sleeping easily. I would suggest that you take your last cup by 6pm. If you follow this tea regimen on a daily basis, you should see a noticeable increase in weight loss.

Good Luck!

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