Green Tea May Ward Off Weight Gain
But You'd Have To Drink A Lot Of Tea To Match Preliminary Lab Tests In Mice
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(CBS)
Don't skip over that word "preliminary." There's no proof yet that sipping green tea will do the same for people. Staying in shape continues to be a balancing act between calories and activity.
Here's what those preliminary lab tests in mice show:
- Less weight and fat gain. Among mice with an obesity gene, those that ate chow laced with green tea extract gained less weight and less fat.
- Less fat in the liver. There was less sign of "fatty liver" disease in the mice with the obesity gene that ate chow laced with green tea extract.
- Lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in mice with the obesity gene that ate the chow laced with green tea extract, compared to other mice with the same obesity gene.
A healthy liver isn't fatty. But obesity - in mice or in people - can lead to fatty buildup in the liver and cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
As for that green tea extract, the study used it in doses equal to what a person would get from drinking at least seven cups of green tea a day.
The University of Connecticut's Richard Bruno, PhD, RD, and colleagues report their findings in February's edition of The Journal of Nutrition.
By Miranda Hitti
Reviewed by Louise Chang
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- I''ve been taking green tea for it anti carcinogenic properties, I can honestly say it has nothing to do with my weight. It doesn''t help with my weight at all, total horse pucky!
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- If nothing else, you''ll get your recommended daily amount of fluids.
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- Ever notice how many articles on the Health page have the words MAY and MIGHT in the title? Green tea MAY ward off weight gain; Oat bran MAY lower cholestoral...can''t they just report FACTS?
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