At low doses green tea extract is effective for weight loss

April 9, 2010

From our friends at Pro/Grade Nutrition

April 9, 2010

A recently released human study shows that a low dose of epigallocatechin (EGCG) from green tea was found to increase fat oxidation by 33%. This was published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The World Healthy Organization estimates that by 2015, there will be more than 1.5 billion overweight consumers and that they will spend more than $117 billion per year in the US alone.

There have been 3 proposed mechanisms regarding EGCG in which it was believed EGCG could increase energy metabolism and fatty acid oxidation, inhibit fat cell development, and/or reduce fat absorption and increase fat excretion. This all means healthy weight loss for you.

Weight loss tips: It was also reported that caffeine must be present for EGCG to help with weight loss and that there needs to be a stimulation of your nervous system.

This new study was performed in collaboration with scientists from University Medicine Berlin supports the relationship between caffeine and EGCG and they also found that the compounds produce similar effects. A daily dose of 300 mg of EGCG delivered a 33 per cent increase in fat oxidation, while a daily dose of 200 mg caffeine delivered a 34.5 per cent increase. The researchers stated when male subjects were given a combination of EGCG (300 mg) and caffeine (200 mg), fat oxidation increased by almost 50 per cent.

Dr Josh Lambert, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science at Penn State told NutraIngredients.com that laboratory studies and small-scale human intervention studies “indicate that consumption of tea might promote weight loss, help maintain body weight following weight loss, and prevent the development of some diseases associated with obesity such as diabetes and fatty liver disease”.

“The effective doses seem to be 3 to 10 cups of green tea per day,” he added.

If you are already eating clean and exercising with intensity adding this combination of ingredients is believed to help you accelerate your healthy weight loss.

References:
Nutraingredients.com
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition?Published online ahead of print, doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.47?“Epigallocatechin-3-gallate and postprandial fat oxidation in overweight/obese male volunteers: a pilot study”?Authors: F. Thielecke, G. Rahn, J. Böhnke, F. Adams, A.L. Birkenfeld, J. Jordan, M. Boschmann

So drink up every little bit helps.

To your health and happiness,

-Darrin Walton

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