Green tea for weight loss?

Green tea is often touted as one of the best ways to lose weight. We have heard and seen many of our colleagues, friends and relatives having green tea because it will help you lose weight. Well, does it really?

Green tea is rich in flavonoids & antioxidants that have fat burning properties and increasing metabolism. They are naturally occurring compounds and helps in neutralising free radicals found in our bodies. Free radicals are nothing but toxic substances that get into our body due to environmental pollution, smoke and other toxins from food etc. They sometimes also occur naturally in our bodies and can cause different types of diseases, accelerate the ageing process and are often carcinogenic.

HOWEVER, if your goal is to lose extra fat from the body and become healthy, just drinking green tea will not help. A structured diet and workout regime is what that helps in attaining your weight loss goals.

To sum it up, while green tea definitely has its health benefits, consuming green tea alone is not going to help to lose weight.