Posted on July 28, 2008 in Latest News
Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has been effectively used as a stimulant and as a medicine for centuries in India and China. Besides curing acute diseases, recent studies have revealed that green tea can be an effective remedy for fighting belly (visceral) fat.
In 2005-2006, NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) claimed that about 33.3% of the adult population in US were overweight. Belly fat is considered one of the major concern among overweight people. Widening belly makes women vulnerable to breast cancer.
What is Belly (Visceral) Fat?
Visceral or belly fat lies deep within our belly and pads the spaces between our stomach, intestine and other organs. “People who have more subcutaneous fat have a greater chance of having more visceral fat,” says “Howard E. Lewine, M.D., Harvard Medical School. Subcutaneous body fats lie under our skin and constitute 90% of body fat in most people.
How Does Green Tea Help in Fighting Visceral Fat?
In one of the studies conducted by the Health Care Products Research Laboratories in Tokyo, volunteers were divided into two separate groups. One group was given a bottle of normal tea containing green-tea extracts and while the other group was given a bottle of normal tea without any such extract. After 3 months, it was found that the group of men, who drank tea with green tea extract, lost 5.3 pounds of body weight with corresponding reduction in waist size while the other group did not.
Beneficial Ingredients in Green Tea:
Let’s look at the important ingredients present in green tea that help in fighting visceral fat:
Selecting the Best Green Tea:
Green tea is becoming popular in US because of its herbal benefits and less side effects. It also comes cheaper as compared to other medicinal drugs. While the market is flooded with many kinds of green tea, the main challenge is to find the best green tea.
Here are few names of the best green teas that are available today:
How to Brew Green Tea?
Brewing forms an essential part of enjoying green tea. The best way to brew is to let the tea leaves loose in water so that they can expand in the water (should have enough room in the kettle). Then leave the leaves for few minutes in the water and then strain. For this reason, using tea bags or tea balls is not considered the best way to brew because they change the flavor of the tea.
Lastly, how you drink your tea is purely on your personal taste and preference. Drink it as long as it gives you great pleasure and keep you healthy and your belly trimmed.
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