Green tea, whether cold or hot, is consumed with pleasure by many, regardless of the weather. You may have known that it helps you lose extra pounds, but it also matters a lot what type of tea you choose, how you prepare it and how much you drink each day.
In summer, to cool off, it is recommended to drink it hot and with a little lemon, but you can drink it as you wish. However, if you want to lose weight, do not add sugar to it.
It is prepared differently from other teas
Specialists explain that boiled water cancels the effect of catechins (antioxidant compounds) in green tea, notes healthywomen.org. Here’s how to avoid losing your green tea properties:
– after boiling the water, let it cool for 10 minutes,
– then pour the liquid over the green tea leaves,
– leave to infuse, covered, about 1 minute.
After that you can cool down and consume tea.
Did you know that…
… a cup of Matcha tea has the number of antioxidants equal to 10 cups of green tea, say those from matchasource.com?
How much can you lose by drinking this infusion
Scientists have shown that this tea helps to lose weight, thanks to caffeine and flavonoids, the latter having an antioxidant role and produce an acceleration of metabolism.
Basically, green tea increases the oxidation of bad fats, and insulin activity will improve. Following a research, it was found that those who drank green tea for 3 months lost about 1.3 kg, without switching to a strict diet, but eating what they wanted.
It’s not much, but it is very important to lose weight gradually, not suddenly. Probably if he had sought the advice of a nutritionist to switch to a proper diet he would have lost more weight.
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