The Green Tea Diet

In my experience, there are really only two ways to lose weight - you reduce your calorie intake, or you increase your body’s energy consumption. The Green Tea Diet follows both paths, and is perhaps the easiest diet on the market. This diet uses Green Tea extract to both increase your metabolism and reduce your appetite! I have used Green Tea throughout my career to limit my appetite and curb hunger pangs. A mug of green tea before or after each meal could be the best diet tip you’ve ever tried.

Green Tea: Basics

- Foundation

Green Tea has been used for more than 4,000 years in Chinese culture and medicine, to treat everything from headaches to depression. More recent studies have found it to be helpful in conditions like cancer, arthritis, high cholesterol and heart disease. But the benefit we are looking at is weight loss! A 1999 study showed that Green Tea extract results in a significant increase in energy expenditure. This was not just as a result of the caffeine in the tea, because those who lost weight on Green Tea lost more than those who were given caffeine alone! Its important to realize that other types of tea, i.e. oolong or white tea, do not have the same properties as Green Tea. The difference is in the preparation.

- Diet

Drink Green Tea with each meal! Its that simple! You should find that it helps to suppress your appetite, while increasing your metabolic rate. Studies tend to agree that 4-5 cups a day of Green Tea is enough to get the maximum benefits. Or you can order the extract in a capsule form. When you brew the tea, be careful not to overbrew it - this can result in a gassy flavor. So where to buy Green Tea? It is available in many shops and internet retailers. Try to buy the more concentrated type if you can!

Green Tea: Pros

- The diet is easy to follow. - Studies have shown its effectiveness. - The health benefits of drinking Green Tea every day are more than just weight loss.

Green Tea: Cons

- Weight loss is not as dramatic as with other diets. - You have to like Green Tea! - Some dieters may have trouble sleeping as their caffeine intake is increased