Weight Loss Teas – part two
Is There Any Truth To The Weight Loss Tea Claims?
Now we get done to the truth behind the Weight Loss teas promotions. Yes, there is some truth to these claims. Let’s look at them. . .
Oolong tea is a reddish tea. It has known properties to drain dampness in Oriental medicine. Dampness refers to retention of fluid or even fat in your cells. If you are seeing an acupuncturist and have a diagnosis of damp accumulation, you may have been told to drink oolong tea as part of your regular diet. Maybe one to three cups a day.
Some research studies have been done to check the validity of these claims and it’s been found that yes, indeed, oolong tea does help to drain dampness or reduce fluid retention. Some of the studies were done with people drinking the equivalent of nine or eleven cups of oolong tea a day!
Obviously, the more someone drank, the better the tea drained damp and showed a reduction of weight on the scale. But this is mostly fluid loss, not fat.
However, most people aren’t going to drink this much tea in a given day, every day.
Many of the Weight Loss tea sites have other claims such as high levels of polyphenols and antioxidants, but the amounts are really small compared to what you ingest in the rest of your daily diet. As for reducing the effects of diseases –if you’re overweight and that is affecting your blood pressure, when you lose weight, of course your blood pressure would drop - and same for many other diseases.
Oolong tea can be a part of your Weight Loss plan, along with a sensible diet and exercise plan. It’s easily available at your local grocers. Every little part you do helps in the whole grand scheme of things.
How much tea does it take to loss an average amount of weight?
In the controlled studies using green or oolong tea as part of a weight loss plan, the participants were drinking nine or more cups of tea a day. Personally, that’s a bit much for me.
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