green tea

[babySlon]

Does it help loosing weight?

[Penny]

Does it help loosing weight?

If it did, I would be skinny! :D I drink it everyday. I drink it because my stomach cannot handle softdrinks anymore, and I like it. I also drink it just in case it has the health benefits that it boasts.

[barbarac]

Hope so. I have been drinking it, but haven't seen any change. I don't particularly like it, but heard it is good for you so thought I would try. I read someplace though that the bottled kind doesn't do a lot of good, it is the kind you brew yourself that has all the antioxidants. Can't remember where I read that though.

[fgummett]

I hear the brew it yourself kind is the best health wise but there is no magic lose weight liquid. If you were drinking soda and switched it would help though.
Be careful of canned/bottled teas as they may be sweetened :)

[gfxdude]

Green tea is a wonderful beverage, and a smart alternative to coffee and sodas.

There have been many claims to the health benefits of green tea, most of those have been denied by the US FDA because if they give any credibility to the claims there is really no way that the pharmacutical companies can profit from it. My usual rule of thumb is that if the US FDA denies it, it's probably pretty **** good for you.

That said, green tea has been used for centuries by cultures ranging from China, India, and moving further west as time has gone on.

Green tea has chemical properties that are said to affect metabolic cycles, however the amounts needed to sustain such a difference are under much speculation and debate.

I would wager that green tea, consumed over a long period and used consistently within your diet, would most assuredly produce beneficial results.

Tea in general is a wonderful body tonic, and there is no end to the varieties you can find.

If you'd like to learn more, there are many sources to be found, but starting here is a good jumping off point: Green tea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea)

Hope this helps.

[n1000paul]

how about diet green tea? i gave up soda and everything else pretty much now i drink lipton's diet green tea and other kinds. i love it.

[gfxdude]

how about diet green tea? i gave up soda and everything else pretty much now i drink lipton's diet green tea and other kinds. i love it.

Explain the term "Diet green tea" I'm not quite sure I understand that one. LoL

If it's a pre-prepared bottled tea and it's got the word "diet" affixed to it, your best bet is that it's not that good for you. Prepared foods are the devil's playground because so much of it is designed specifically to do the complete opposite of what its intention is.....this is especially true with "diet" foods.

Most foods branded with the term "diet" or "healthy" are specifically marketed to a target demographic, those who feel they need to either 1. loose weight, or 2. eat healthier.......

None of those two things are supported by so called "diet" foods....in fact the complete opposite effect is likely to be noticed over time...an increase in appetite with the consumption of such foods.

One of the biggest cons in the history of marketing, is found in the "health food" industry.

As for diet teas and similar beverages, I'd recommend skipping them and just use the old fashioned way of making them. Brew it yourself and you can be sure what you're putting into your body, drink the bottled kind, and you're drinking a chemical cocktail with who knows what effects may be with long term consumption...

Conspiratorially yours,

MMV

[dar917]

Explain the term "Diet green tea" I'm not quite sure I understand that one. LoL

If it's a pre-prepared bottled tea and it's got the word "diet" affixed to it, your best bet is that it's not that good for you. Prepared foods are the devil's playground because so much of it is designed specifically to do the complete opposite of what its intention is.....this is especially true with "diet" foods.

Most foods branded with the term "diet" or "healthy" are specifically marketed to a target demographic, those who feel they need to either 1. loose weight, or 2. eat healthier.......

None of those two things are supported by so called "diet" foods....in fact the complete opposite effect is likely to be noticed over time...an increase in appetite with the consumption of such foods.

One of the biggest cons in the history of marketing, is found in the "health food" industry.

As for diet teas and similar beverages, I'd recommend skipping them and just use the old fashioned way of making them. Brew it yourself and you can be sure what you're putting into your body, drink the bottled kind, and you're drinking a chemical cocktail with who knows what effects may be with long term consumption...

Conspiratorially yours,

MMV

I agree with this. The bottled teas either have high fructose corn syrup or aspartame. :mad: Lipton's green and white teas taste pretty good, but I stay away from them because of that.

[MarcS]

I like the brand that is a little more expensive, but also has no sugar.....

Ito En: Teas' Tea (http://www.itoen.com/tea/index.cfm?sp=category&ID=1)

They range from $1.75 to $2.25 depending where you can find them, but there are also 2 liter bottles that cost around $3.00 in markets. Good variety of blends, only downside is there is some caffeine.