Weight Loss Tip #23 – Drink green tea to burn calories!

Did you know green tea can approximately burn 70 calories per day? Yes, you heard that right it can burn calories! The credits for this goes to the compound epigallocatechin (EGCG) found in the tea. It boosts your metabolic rate and reduces your appetite. This leads to thermo-genesis which increases heat in the body in turn increasing your metabolic rate and keeping your weight down. It’s also a great alternative to regular coffee or tea which is higher in calories. (Read: Drink green tea for weight loss)

How to drink green tea?

Take the green tea leaves in a tea strainer and place it over a cup. Heat water until bubbles just start to form at the bottom of the vessel (around 80 °C) and pout it so as to cover the leaves, and allow them to steep for two minutes; then remove the strainer, and drink the green tea after it has cooled down a little.

The metabolism-boosting and fat-burning properties of green tea, makes it a wonderful weight loss aid. (Read more: Health benefits of drinking tea)

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