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Green tea has also been purported to help with weight loss, and it has been assumed that tea's anti-oxidants were also responsible for this benefit. However, some findings are suggesting that it's not just the anti-oxidants alone that make green tea an effective weight loss supplement. Additional Article Information: =============================== 835 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2007-03-15 10:00:00 Written By: Jon M. Stout Copyright: 2007 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jon M. Stout's Picture URL: http://www.thephantomwriters.com/client-img/jon-stout.jpg For more free-reprint articles by Jon M. Stout, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Jon_M._Stout ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. 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However, some findings are suggesting that it's not just the anti-oxidants alone that make green tea an effective weight loss supplement. It appears that it's the combination of green tea with caffeine that works magic for weight loss. This two-fold approach of green tea's anti-oxidants (polyphenols) combined with caffeine appear to have an effect that neither substance can have on its own. Green tea's caffeine is unique, in that it doesn't appear to raise the heart rate or blood pressure the way that other forms of caffeine do. So green tea is a good choice for dieters who are caffeine sensitive. And, we know that caffeine speeds up the metabolism, helping us to burn more calories each day. So, the caffeine in green tea, while not appearing to significantly raise the heart rate or blood pressure, does seem to raise the metabolic rate. Green tea also seems to be helpful for weight loss because of its potent anti-oxidants. Tea's polyphenols have been shown to have many health benefits because they combat free radicals in the body that can cause cell damage. These polyphenols also seem to work with other chemicals in the body to intensify fat oxidation and thermogenesis. This creates fat burning heat in the body. Green tea's polyphenols also help depress leptin production in the body. Leptin is a protein hormone that regulates our appetite and our fat storage. Lower levels of leptin mean a smaller appetite, but overweight people often produce too much leptin, which may be why they eat too much. If polyphenols can decrease your leptin levels, then you'll eat less without dieting. Green tea may also help regulate the hormone that tells us we're full. Obese people often over produce leptin and under produce this hormone, which leads to an increase in weight. Finally, it seems that green tea can help regulate insulin in the body, too. Green tea helps the carbohydrates that we eat be released more slowly, which keeps our insulin levels steady thus reducing our chances of storing fat. Steady insulin levels mean more efficient use of carbohydrates, which makes taking weight off and keeping it off easier. When our carbohydrates are not used properly, our insulin level drops rapidly, and we store our food as fat. There is also ongoing research involving how green tea might be helpful for patients with diabetes. Several studies have reached similar conclusions regarding green tea and weight loss. One of the most famous studies was conducted by Dulloo and medical associates. This study noted that green tea's polyphenols combined with caffeine produced an increase in energy expenditure (or number of calories burned) in a 24 hour period in their subjects. Further, this study concluded that neither caffeine nor green tea's polyphenols produced the same effect when prescribed independently. In addition, the studies have shown that when the green tea regimen ceased, the benefits ceased, as well. In some cases, higher doses of green tea were needed over time to continue the weight loss effect. This has led researchers to conclude that green tea should become a lifelong habit. This finding correlates with other studies on green tea's ability to prevent diseases such as cancer and heart disease. In parts of the world where green tea consumption is highest, with people drinking 8-10 cups per day nearly all of their life, the incidences of cancer and heart disease are the lowest in the world. Of course, more research is needed about the benefits of green tea in many areas of medicine. Much of the research that has been performed has been on laboratory rats, whose results may be somewhat different than the results on humans. Human trials on long term use of green tea would take years to conduct and be difficult to complete, which is why we rely on short term studies and laboratory experiments. However, even without long term conclusive results proving that green tea can help you lose weight, you have nothing to fear from adding a daily dose of green tea to your regimen. Green tea is healthy and has no side effects. Even those who are sensitive to caffeine can usually tolerate green tea without problems. Even if you don't lose any weight, drinking green tea is a healthy alternative to sodas. And, in addition to being an overall healthy beverage, you may gain other benefits from drinking green tea. You may be reducing your risk of cancer and heart disease. You may see your blood pressure and cholesterol lowered and you may find it easier to lose weight. So, it seems that for all of us, green tea is a healthy and refreshing addition to the diet. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon M. Stout is Chairman of the Golden Moon Tea Company. For more information about tea, (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea) green tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea) and black tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com --- END ARTICLE --- Get HTML or TEXT Copy-and-Paste Versions Of This Article at: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/db/s/green-tea-caffeine-combination.shtml#get_code ..................................... 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