If the size of your abdomen is more than ideal, you might want to try some green tea. There have been some studies that have indicated that green tea can help to increase exercise-induced weight loss. There is another study, which was published in the Journal of Nutrition, that reinforces this connection and reveals that fat around the middle is usually the first to disappear.
This study looked at 132 obese adults. They all ate a diet that had the same daily calories and did 180 minutes a week of modestly intense exercise. Each day they also drank a drink that had 39 milligrams of caffeine, although one group drank green tea with 625 milligrams of catechins, which is an antioxidant and the main ingredient of green tea.
After just 12 weeks, the group that drank green tea had more success at losing weight-4.4 pounds. The control group dropped only a little over 2 pounds. Also, the green-tea group had more decreases in total abdominal fat, subcutaneous abdominal fat and triglycerides.
Just how green tea does this is not yet fully known, but scientists think that it revs up the speed at which fat is broken down in the body. Also, those affected by diabetes may also be interested to know that it might assist in the body’s sensitivity to insulin, which could lower the risk of diabetes.
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