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Green Tea doesn't help in weight loss. Here’s why

Difference between black tea and green tea

Green Tea doesn't help in weight
loss. Here’s why

Green tea has more nutrition?

Green tea has more nutrition?
The answer would neither be no nor be yes.
Green tea is packed with lot of antioxidants. One of the antioxidants that help in weight loss is Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is fully loaded in green tea. EGCG is linked to an increase of function of a hormone, called catecholamine, which stimulates our adrenaline. Now this hormone also helps in fat loss.

Hopefully you now know where the whole story of fat loss through green tea originated from.

Is weight loss through green tea for real?

Is weight loss through green tea for real?
Remember to lose weight you need to consume 300-400 mg of green tea every day. This means, you require to have at least 10 cups of green tea everyday to get visible results.

Green tea contains caffeine

Green tea contains caffeine
If you have ever gone through the ingredients list of a pre-workout drink, you must have seen the mention of caffeine. Now this element actually helps in weight loss. However side effect of caffeine includes disturbance in sleep routine. Not getting enough sleep may hit your metabolism badly and you may not lose weight.

Green tea isn’t a sin buffer

 Green tea isn’t a sin buffer
Many people believe having green tea after eating some cheesy food helps. No it doesn’t.

Marketing hiccups

Marketing hiccups
While most nutrient contents in black and green tea are the same, black tea is never marketed the same way as green tea. That’s why you know green tea as weight loss tea and ignore black tea.

Honestly speaking

Honestly speaking
Ideally both green tea and black tea are beneficial and contain more or less same nutrients. It’s better to routine your day accordingly. If you are a chai person, drink black tea in the morning to get the kick. And pre workout, drink a cup of green tea.

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