How to Use Diet Green Tea to Lose Weight

A study published in The Journal of Nutrition states that adding green tea to your diet, along with 3 hours of exercise per week, will increase the loss of body fat in the abdominal area compared to exercise alone. Green tea's antioxidant properties are related to the polyphenol compounds found in green tea. Polyphenols are known for preventing free radicals---atoms known to damage heart cells. In green tea, there are four primary polyphenols, which are often called catechins. The study in the Journal of Nutrition focused on the level of catechins the study participants consumed on a daily basis. Adding a beverage containing 625 mg of green tea catechins per day, along with 3 hours of exercise every week, showed more body weight loss compared to the control group who didn't receive green tea.

Things You'll Need

• • Diet green tea
• • 3 hours per week for exercise
• • Workout clothing
• • Gym membership (optional)

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Instructions

How to Lose Weight with Diet Green Tea

• 1

  Quit drinking coffee and other caffeinated sodas or drinks and replace them with diet green tea.

• 2

  Read the nutrition label on the diet green tea to see how many milligrams of catechins or antioxidants (flavonoids) per serving.

• 3

  Make sure you drink enough diet green tea to reach 625 mg of catechins or antioxidants per day.

• 4

  Add 3 hours of moderate exercise to your weekly routine.

• 5

  (Optional) Attend 3 additional supervised exercise sessions per week.