Green Tea and Weight Loss Plan

Many people are now turning to inexpensive and natural green tea weight loss plans to help them in their weight control efforts.

Green tea can be drunk like any other tea, usually without milk or sweeteners like sugar or honey.

Green tea helps to reduce weight by stimulating the body's expenditure of energy and the oxidization of fat in the body.

Many compounds found in plants have this effect. The special thing about green tea is that it does not increase the heart rate when consumed.

Lots of people who are overweight have or are at risk of developing hypertension and other cardiovascular problems, so the fact that green tea does not put pressure on the heart makes it a good choice.

There are only two ways to lose weight: one way is by eating less (consuming fewer calories) and the other is by increasing expenditure of energy (using up more calories).

Green tea works by increasing output and this can be by around 4%. Most scientists believe that this is caused by the high quantity of catechin that is in the tea and its extract.

Green tea has the added benefit of containing powerful antioxidants that may be beneficial to your health in many ways, strengthening the immune system and protecting against disease.

Keep in mind that green tea does contain caffeine so you should cut out coffee and other forms of tea while you are taking it.

Decaffeinated green tea is not recommended because the chemical processes that are used to remove the caffeine may destroy the beneficial properties of the plant.

Keeping to the same calorific intake that you have now and taking green tea should result in gradual weight loss and better energy levels over a few weeks.

You can of course increase the speed of this by reducing calorie consumption and/or increasing exercise.

Green tea is a simple, easy and cheap weight control aid that can easily be combined with any weight loss program.

The choice of tea or extract offers something for everybody. Natural and safe, green tea weight loss should feature in your program if you want to keep the weight off permanently.