Green Tea Reduces Cancer Risk & Burns Fat

The discovery of green tea and its health benefits was made thousands of years ago. In the beginning, it was only cultivated and used in different parts of Asia like China and India but it has recently gained a lot of popularity in the western world as well because of its various health benefits proven by scientific research. Just like black tea, green tea is also prepared from the leaves of tea plant know as Camellia sinensis but green tea does not go through the same oxidation process as black tea and due to this reason, most of its beneficial properties remain intact. Coming towards the question: Does green tea burn fat? We need to find out what does green tea contain and how its ingredients help us lose fat?

Green Tea Ingredients.

Green tea contains some of the most powerful antioxidants known as polyphenols. The polyphenols contained in green tea (also known as catechins) are much stronger antioxidants even when compared with Vitamin C. Green tea contains 6 different types of catechin but the most important of them all is known as Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG).  EGCG is mainly responsible for providing various health benefits that are associated with green tea and it also helps us in fighting different diseases. Green tea also contains caffeine which gives it the refreshing effect. Other ingredients of green tea include: theanine, butyric acid, vitamins A, B1, B12, K, P, pectin, fluoride, iron, magnesium, calcium, strontium, copper, nickel, and zinc.

How Does Green Tea Burn Fat?

Scientific research has shown that green tea can help in losing excess fat from the body. That is why it is one of the main ingredients of most of the weight loss pills and supplements available in the market.

The food that we eat is converted by our liver into a gel like substance known as triglycerides. These triglycerides are used as main source of energy by our body to perform various physical activities. The more we eat, the more triglycerides are released in to our blood stream and the excess of them is converted in to body fat which can cause various health problems in the long run.  The polyphenols (especially EGCG) in green tea dissolve the excess triglycerides and prevent us from gaining extra body fat. The antioxidants and caffeine contained in green tea also signal our nervous system to release the already stored body fat in to the blood stream so that it can be used to fuel our body. Thus green tea makes us more energetic and accelerates our metabolism to burn extra calories.

Other Health Benefits.

Green tea provides us countless health benefits and only a few of them are mentioned below:

Prevents us from Cancer.

Clinical studies have shown that polyphenols in green tea can help prevent us from various types of cancer such as lung cancer, stomach cancer and colon cancer. These polyphenols can kill cancerous cells present in the body and also reduce the size of dangerous tumors.

Improves dental health.

Green tea has antibacterial effects and prevents us from the bacterium that causes tooth decay. Different compounds in green tea also help us in fighting bad breath.

Improves skin health.

Many skin care products use antioxidants such as vitamin A, C and E that help in skin care. Green tea has much stronger antioxidants and can help in preventing our skin from sun damage and wrinkles.

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