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Weight Loss By Green Tea

For a few years now, green tea has been marketed as a product that can help people in losing weight, increasing metabolism and getting clearer skin. Green tea is like the pop princess of weight loss and healthy living. There is a green tea variant for everything from bath salts and shampoo to diet pills and body scrubs. However, most companies that sell green tea products often have misleading claims that leave customers frustrated—and as heavy as they were before.

Be an informed consumer. Check the facts. Here are some of them:

1. Green tea can be used as a weight loss tea. There is scientific proof that it is effective in weight loss. Green tea burns calories and cleans your digestive system. But by no means is green tea a standalone product for losing weight. A proper diet, exercise and green tea are the way to go when you want to shed those extra pounds.
2. Green tea works by burning fat, increasing the rate of your metabolism, blocking fat conversion and absorption, and regulating blood sugar. It can be safer than diet pills because it is minimally invasive.
3. Green tea can help you in losing weight because you burn fat. You don’t lose just water nor are you losing any muscle. If you supplement it with a good diet and lots of exercise, you will lose weight. Your weight loss may not be as quick as when you take diet pills, but you lose it more permanently.
4. If you use green tea as a weight loss tea, do not expect to drop 4 dress sizes in two weeks (or any similar wild expectations). The ideal weight loss rate is one to two pounds per week.
5. Green tea has caffeine which provides a healthy boost when you’re working out. If you have more energy, you burn more calories because your metabolism is fired up.
6. Green tea does not suppress your appetite.
7. Diet pills with green tea do not work. It’s better to brew your own.
8. Green tea, while healthy, cannot take the place of a well-balanced meal. It does not have the nutrients you need. Do not drink green tea instead of eating a good meal.
9. Green tea is great not only for losing weight, but for weight control, too. Continue taking green tea even after you’ve reached your desired weight.
10. Green tea is a better choice than your morning coffee. It not only has the caffeine you need to give your mornings a boost, it also aids in digestion, relaxation and focus. Studies show that people who take green tea can concentrate better.

Green tea, when coupled with diet and exercise, will help you lose weight and feel healthier. As long as you don’t rely on green tea alone for weight loss, you will not be disappointed.