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Green Tea Extract:The Fat Burner

by author on November 27, 2009

Green tea contains caffeine and that is possibly its only side effect. For most people, this is not a problem although some have reported typical caffeine sensations. Other than the caffeine issue, for some green tea, in its many fat burning forms, provides several benefits. There are, of course, some people that just don’t like the flavor. After all, it’s an acquired taste here, not native as it is in Asia. The taste issue really goes away, though, when you consider that fat burning green tea is available in pill form or as a concentrate, known as green tea extract.

Fat burning green tea extracts are made from the leaf and bud portions, not the stems, to insure potency and purity. The desired nutrients are extracted from the leaves and buds before drying or fermentation can set in.

The amount of extract is but a small percentage of the original plant so the essential properties are contained in a small format but still with all the beneficial properties. Also, it’s very suitable for people to use who do not like the taste because it can be mixed into foods, maintaining its healthful assets but losing its original flavor.

Whether in extract form or any other form, green tea retards the function of amylates in the body.

What are amylates you may ask? Amylates assist the body in the process of breaking down starches into glucose, the energy form utilized by the body. By retarding the breakdown process, the absorption of sugar is delayed allowing the body to process as needed, rather than convert it into storage media such as fat, as it would otherwise do. In short, fat burning green tea extract is good for weight loss. In addition, if you are diabetic, you already know that the delayed and regulated absorption of sugars by the blood is another benefit for you.

The extract of fat burning green tea also helps increase the metabolic rate since it contains caffeine and catechins, which are antioxidants that together with caffeine, make us not only feel more energetic, but also burn more calories. Catechins help retard the production of new fat, as well as assist the process of breaking down existing fat into sugars for use by the body for energy. Fat burning green tea extract not only helps regulate our digestive processes but also helps us lose more weight by burning calories faster.

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Is a 1200 Calorie Diet The Best Way To Lose Weight?

by Editor on November 27, 2009

It may be useful to read the article about a weight loss meal plan in addition to this one

The laws of thermodynamics state that:

Energy in < Energy Out = Decrease in Body weighttriple_expansion_engine_animation

Energy in > Energy Out = Increase in Body Weight

Energy in = Energy Out = Stable Body weight

Alongside these laws, we do need to consider our basic metabolic needs. Basic metabolic needs are dependent on height, age, weight, sex and lean body mass. The leaner the body (the more muscle you have) the higher your metabolic rate will be. On average, an individual’s basic caloric intake should range from 1500 for women to 2000 for men. This means the amount of energy it takes at complete rest fourteen to eighteen hours after eating. It is important to understand that these calories are vital for our body to maintain functioning at complete rest. To understand more about metabolic rate and it’s importance we recommend reading our review of burn the fat fee the muscle.

It is a well-known fact that calorie restriction is the mainstream form of dieting and according to the laws of thermodynamics it is an effective way of losing weight. However, extreme calorie restriction, below the body’s functional needs should be looked at closely before being attempted.

We know that such calorie restriction brings about weight loss in the beginning; but continually eating fewer calories than your basic functional needs as in the 1200 Calorie Diet, puts the body into a starvation sequence that actually tells it to store all fat and burn muscle in order to get ready for the next upcoming famine.

In addition, we know that such calorie restriction can cause a shift in cortisol and insulin responses. Cortisol is brought about when the body is in stress and insulin is commonly a result and response to cortisol. Insulin as the fat storing hormone and when we undergo this type of dieting, we increase our insulin levels which can cause a conversion of any excess glucose – that is not being used immediately for energy needs or stored as glycogen – to triglycerides and store it as fat as well as inhibit the use of fat as a source of energy.

Essentially, we should check that we are consuming the correct amount of calories, taking into account all factors and exercise regimes, and keep our calorie restrictions to a maximum of only 500 calories, making sure that we are always well within our basic caloric needs for the day.

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