Promises and illusions tea diet

Tea diet resurfaces ... If drinking tea, green or black, is fun and a good source of antioxidants, it should still not be counted on to lose weight miraculously. Common sense: if the tea was slim, all the great tea drinkers are thin, which is not the case. Decryption.

Tea, noble beverage without calories

Already consumed before the beginning of our era in China and India, the tea is installed in Japan in the 9th century and it arrived in Europe in the mid-16th century, around 1560.

The tea will spread gradually throughout the world and become the most consumed beverage after water. Like her, he provides no calories. Number of rituals are attached to the tea tasting, giving this tea of nobility that do not have the lime or lemon verbena.

To these have been added during the past decade nutritional powers (too?) Publicized on especially green tea.

Tea, rich in antioxidants

Tea contains a large number of active ingredients: caffeine (called caffeine) and antioxidants.

Caffeine acts on the nervous system, some active metabolism.

Antioxidants are compounds that protect us these devastating free radicals: they play a detrimental role in the development of cardiovascular disease, most cancers and in the activation of aging. Those in tea belong to the polyphenol family. There are several catechins.

A history of catechins

Tea, especially green tea, is rich in these catechins. But there are also many in fruits, especially grapes and apple in cocoa and, logically, in the wine and chocolate (probably in cider but for now it was not interested this drink!).

Although we do not yet know all the details of their chemical action as it is complex, various studies have shown for years that these catechins exert a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system. And that regular consumption of tea (3 cups per day minimum) can reduce the risk of having a heart attack.

Indeed, these catechins play, among others, a very nice role in the prevention of metabolic syndrome, which is a rather dangerous dirt. It is expressed internally by various very unfriendly things such disorders in blood sugar, high cholesterol, high blood pressure etc., which can lead to big trouble next heart.

Abdominal fat history

Externally, the metabolic syndrome is characterized by a large belly, commonly called belly fat, which has nothing to do with a belly swollen by a capricious colon.

If the waist of a woman exceeds 89 cm and that of a man 102 cm, there is a good chance that she and him are inhabited by that nasty metabolic syndrome.

Experiments were made both on rats than men who were actually absorb different doses of these catechins.

They have shown that they can have a beneficial influence on this dangerous and unsightly waist by doing decline. Belly Fat is going, it is necessarily reflected on the balance in weight loss.

But that is no reason to infer that "tea makes you lose weight!"

A history of fat metabolism

Proteins, carbohydrates and lipids are continuously oxidized, that is to say, they are transformed into heat and energy, ie energy expenditure. This phenomenon takes place continuously, even while sleeping.

Caffeine increases slightly this oxidation. But according to some experiments, green tea catechins further increase fat oxidation, especially among those who do not consume a lot of caffeine. Result: you burn more fat, so you lose weight.

But these experiments were conducted on people in a regime of a controlled diet.

Green tea so do not lose weight alone but it can help you lose some weight.

Eat right and drink tea

Since the tea does not lose weight alone, we really can not talk about "Tea Diet!"

Moreover, the author of this plan extensively details a large number of very poor calorie menus, unbalanced famine kind, recommending drinking tea, hot or iced, with lemon possibly but never sweet.

You know, it is often sufficient to restore order in his diet to lose weight. So by doing three meals a day, eating slowly, taking small portions, you will eliminate weight without problem. If you drink three or four cups of tea a day, it will be even better.

Drink tea but eat fruits

Tea is a pleasant but not miraculous drink. She nutritional qualities but also disadvantages that should not be overlooked.

Tannins, the tea is rich, greatly inhibit the absorption of iron. This essential trace element, it is often due to lack of private eating enough red meat, the food that is one of the best suppliers.

If you drink a lot of tea and if you eat little meat, you are likely to have worries on that side. Worries that lead to fatigue, a foundation endive, hair having only a desire, to flee your skull.

Vitamin C facilitates the absorption of iron. The fruits are the best supplier and especially strawberries in summer, citrus and kiwi fruit in winter. Then consume it as much as possible if you are a (an) drinker (drinker) tea.