Green tea good for dieting

1) What is Green Tea?

Green tea contains powerful antioxidants and other health promoting properties. This form of tea has been used in Asia for more than 4,000 years and is said to restrict the increase of blood cholesterol, help control high blood pressure, lower blood sugar levels, deter food poisoning, lessen the incidence of cavities, fight viruses and relieve the pain of arthritis.  There are also some claims that it can help to prevent cancer and other serious ailments, but of course those are claims which may or may not be true.

2) What are the negative aspects of Green Tea?

The only negative aspect of Green Tea is that it is being advertised as a fat burning supplement. At no time in the 4,000 year history of this tea has it been proven to help burn fat. Unfortunately, this does not stop advertisers from using this "mysterious" Asian tea to trick people into believing it has "magical" fat burning properties.

3) What are the positive aspects of Green Tea?

Improved overall health perhaps. See answer to question #1 from above for the specifics.

4) How much weight loss can dieters expect each week using Green Tea?

It has yet to be proven that drinking this form of tea will produce weight loss results of any kind. Although, there are some forms of tea which are being fortified with fat burning agents (stimulants) so that they will produce weight loss results.   However, the fat burning results which those teas may offer would not be because of the tea itself, the fat burning benefits would be a result of the stimulants inserted into the tea.

5) What are some alternatives to Green Tea?

For the purpose of "weight loss" the alternatives would be an improved overall nutritional program, along with the performance of regular aerobic exercise.