If you are currently taking weight loss pills, just look at the back of the bottle and you will see “green tea” or “green tea extract” listed as an ingredient. Green tea helps in weight loss as it has been proven in studies to burn calories and block fat absorption.

Food is synthesized into “triglycerides” in the small intestine and liver and then carried into the bloodstream to other tissues in the body. Triglyceride is used as a source of energy and is necessary for physical activity and life support. When there is too much triglyceride, it turns into fat and causes obesity. Green tea contains high amounts of polyphenols which is enzyme that dissolves excess triglyceride.

Catechin polyphenols are powerful antioxidants that are in green tea and are responsible for the health benefits of green tea. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) stimulates the metabolism and accelarates weight loss. EGCG and caffeine in green tea, stimulate the central nervous system and causes fat to release into bloodstream for fuel. Thermogenesis is what this process is known as.

Though caffeine cannot stimulate the metabolism alone, combined ingredients in green tea are very effective.

Exercising burns calories, builds muscle and increases your energy which boosts your metabolism. Catechin polyphenols in green tea stimulate the use of fatty acids. This allows more endurance and longer exercise timesdue to the reduction of the rate that carbohydrates are used. More endurance equals more exercise which equals more weight loss.

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