How to lose weight

Tea has a lot of virtues! It contains substances burn-fat: catechins. Is tea diet effective? Which are the most active varieties against the pounds?

We always repeat it: green tea is a great antioxidant, which gives him its virtues health. What are the catechins? It is a group of very active molecules of the flavonoids’s family. The epigallocatechin gallate is the most known form in the black chocolate and tea leaves.

Catechins to burn fat

Everyone knows the reputation thinness of tea. These properties today are partially elucidated. We know that the capacities of this drink increase the energy expenditure and “to burn” the reserves of greases are due partly to the caffeine (or theine) which it contains. But we didn’t know that the catéchines also had a crucial role in the regulation of the weight. However, the benefits of the regular consumption of catéchines are not limited to the increase in the energy expenditure and the oxidation of greases. The catechins also act on the distribution of greases in the body and take part in the reduction of the weight and the waist measurement. Studies have showed that the consumption of the green tea could limit the resumption of the weight lost after a diet.

Tea against abdominal fat

A study of Shanghai Medical School has showed the beneficial effect of the catechins on the reduction of abdominal fat. The weight, the proportion of fatty mass, the percentage of intra-abdominal fat and the waist measurement were measured at the beginning of the study then after 4,8 and 12 weeks on the 4 groups of adults having followed a diet. To group 1 we gave a placebo, to the 3 others we did introduce a different amount of catechins:
Group 2: 440 Mg of catechins once per day
Group 3: 230 Mg of catechins twice a day (either 468 mg/day)
Group 4: 440 Mg of catechins twice a day (either 886 mg/day)
Result: in the last group, the study observed a significant reduction of the weight, waist measurement, body fatty mass and his abdominal localization.

Catechins against the metabolic syndrome

In addition to their benefit on the weight, the catechins would play a crucial part for health, in particular in the prevention of the metabolic syndrome. This disorder is characterized by a glycemia (rate of “sugar” in blood) and the raised cholesterol levels, an arterial hypertension, and a waist measurement exceeding 40 inch for the men and 34 inch for the women. We observe, in these subjects often in overweight, also a resistance to insulin, an inflammatory reaction, and a stress oxidizing, related to the fall of sensitivity to insulin.
However, the regular consumption of catechins present in the green tea regularize considerably this insulin-resistance, decreases the incidence of the diabetes of the type 2 at the woman, regularize the metabolism of glucids, and practise an anti-inflammatory effect. Impact of the catechins on the index of body mass (IBM), blood pressure, and the glycemia noticed among patients suffering from metabolic syndrome occurs after consumption of 456 Mg per day for 2 months of catechins present in the green tea, ideal would be thus to consume from 3 to 6 daily cups.

To choose the good tea

There exist great differences in concentration in catechins, in particular between black tea and green tea. Shortly after his harvest, the green tea is subjected to a heat treatment which prevents the oxidation of his compounds. It is thus richer in catechins than the black tea. Certain brands offer even green teas richer in catechins (Lipton with Linéa in particular).
The choice of tea is not enough, it is also necessary to consume regularly: the catechins having a lifespan lower than 24 hours in the body, it is recommended to renew the consumption of green tea during the day.
Lastly, it should be recalled that tea only is not enough to lose weight! An adapted diet and a little physical exercise are recommanded.

• How to lose more than 15 pounds
• How to lose 6 to 15 pounds
• To lose weight with light products
• How to lose 4 to 6 pounds
• How to lose weight with milk and water