People are beginning to look towards the direction of loosing weight by thinking green, now more than ever before. Green tea is one of the hottest products on the market today. Its medicinal values have been known for years. But the question is, can green tea really help you shed some unwanted kilogrammes of weight?



Research conducted for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition states that a green tea diet can speed up your metabolism and oxidize fat without increasing your heart beat.

This means that you can achieve a fast metabolism with green tea without suffering heart trouble. In other words, green tea enables you to increase your expenditure of energy without causing adverse health effects.

One of the chief benefits of taking the Green tea is that it helps in reducing your bad cholesterol count. What that means is that anyone who drinks substantially Green tea increases its probability of consuming high cholesterol foods, yet maintains a relatively bad cholesterol count.

Green tea also decreases your blood sugar, protecting you against diabetes or at the least reducing the symptoms of diabetes.

A number of studies have been done in order to ascertain the benefits of Green tea. For instance, researcher William Rumpler conducted a study in order to determine the effects of Green tea consumption on men. The results indicated that the energy expenditure for tea-drinkers was three percent higher after they ingested the tea.

Of course, in addition to weight loss, there are other advantages to the Green tea diet. It is believed to be effective in preventing Alzheimer’s disease, combating flu and colds, and boosting your immune system. As a result, a number of people drink the beverage strictly for its medicinal value.

It is interesting to note that some people wonder if green vegetables really help out in the process of shedding some weight?





Every nutritional expert stresses the importance of fruits and vegetables in the diet. Fruits and vegetables are one of those rare cases in which more is better, and the new dietary guidelines recommend that everyone should eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

Unfortunately for the health of Nigerians, most people do not eat sufficient quantities of these important nutrients. Nigerians staple food overtime has been carbohydrates i.e. Agege Bread and coke. That is too bad, since increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables you consume may well be the most important and easiest dietary change anyone can make.

The health benefits of eating large quantities of vegetables has long been established, and study after study has shown that eating fruits and vegetables is a great way to increase your level of fitness and nutrition.

Fruits and vegetables have been studied for their role in preventing a number of diseases, including heart disease, stroke, aging related conditions and even some forms of cancer.

Some studies have shown that as many as 35% of all cancers are related to diet, and diets high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables seem to make many people especially vulnerable to such illnesses.

Fruits and vegetables are also a great source of antioxidant vitamins, including vitamins A, C and E. Antioxidant vitamins are thought to play a vital role in protecting the body from harm caused by environmental pollution, UV rays and other modern hazards.

While fruits and vegetables are important to everyone, they are just as important to those not yet born. Women of child bearing age should be sure to consume plenty of foods rich in folic acid. That is because folic acid is important in preventing many birth defects, such as spina bifida. Since sufficient folic acid is important to the proper development of the baby, it is important that the mother’s body contain plenty of folic acid, even before she knows she is pregnant. Good sources of dietary folic acid include vegetables like Broccoli and Spinach and citrus fruits like Oranges.

With all these advantages, it is easy to understand why fruits and vegetables are so important to a good, balanced diet. In addition, fruits and vegetables are among the least expensive types of foods.

So, if you want to lose some weight, you are on track by going green.

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