The benefits of green tea dieting come from drinking 3 to 5 cups a day of green tea along with a balanced healthy diet and regular exercise. The easiest approach to attain the benefits is by simply drinking a cup with each meal.

An anti-oxidant in green tea called catechin polyphenois which work with chemicals in your body to burn more fat. One study published in 2005 showed that green tea leads to a reduction in cholesterol levels and body fat. This is one of the biggest benefits of green tea.

Another one of the many benefits of green tea is that it helps depress leptin which decreases the appetite. This means you will feel full with less food, and as a result of the calorie reduction, you will lose fat.

Green tea role as a glucose regulator basically means that it slows down the digestion of carbohydrates which can cause rises in blood sugar levels and insulin spikes that cause fat gain.

Another one of the many benefits of green tea is that you can take green tea pills instead of drinking tea all day long. Such pills are often 500 mg capsules which you take two to three times a day. Studies have shown that green tea can help you lose weight, and it does not matter whether you take it in pill or liquid form to get the benefits.


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