Green Tea and Weight Loss

Filed in archive Functional Foods , Studies , Weight Loss on January 27, 2009

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Catechins in green tea may help promote weight loss, according to a new study by the American Society of Nutrition.

The current study, published in The Journal of Nutrition, found that consuming a beverage containing green tea catechins (625mg/d) may enhance exercise-induced loss of abdominal fat and improve triglyceride levels.

The researchers concluded: "The findings of this study suggest that consumption of a beverage containing green tea catechins (625mg/d) may enhance exercise-induced loss of abdominal fat and improve circulating FFA and TG levels. Additional research is warranted to further clarify the mechanisms responsible for these effects."

Now I'm grateful that I dumped coffee over green tea. If the above finding is true.