Obesity is a serious problem leading to other ailments. It is very important to control it at the early stages so that you don't need to suffer onward.
According to the new findings, green tea helps to combat the obesity. It is a rich source of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, and helps in weight loss by reducing the amount of fats present in the body. This study was presented by US Food scientists and the results are quite effective. Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University showed that mice fed with fatty food items and a green tea supplement has 45% less capability of weight gain in comparison to the ones without green tea supplement.
Additionally one with this supplement absorbed 30% less fats than the other. The research also proved that caffeine alone does not have an ability to provide such effective results. The two components are studied for the past 11 years and might be the combination of two is responsible for the fat reduction.
Experts recommend green tea to deal with the growing obesity problems. The rate of calorie burning is increased with the help of green tea thus preventing the excessive weight gain and battle obesity. Three cups of green daily, helps to burn out the extra accumulated fats.
The component EGCg in green tea burns the brown fats and the process of burning calories start at a rapid speed. In animal testing, it burns the glucose and thus is not stored as fats. In humans the results show that after using this, the glucose send to the muscles is used as energy rather storing as fats. It stops the action of fat digesting enzymes, thus making fats less available. The production of fatty acids in the body is lowered and the level of blood fat and cholesterol also decreases.
The anti obesity affects are mainly due to the major three components of the green tea: catechins, caffeine and theanine. The research results show that caffeine and theanine are the most effective participants in the anti obesity activities. When fats are burned at a faster rate, the metabolism of the body also speeds up.