Can Tea actually Help You Lose Weight?

very informative. I sometimes drink tea but not regularly. Just when I feel lkike drinking it. I prefer to drink coffee than tea but it isn't healthier as tea.

Wow! You sure know a lot about tea, jorshelle. But I'm not into those slimming teas, i just want the green one. @tess_quinain yes you're right that tea is a better beverage than coffee. But, if you want a fixer upper, coffee definitely does the job.

Green Tea only helps a little in losing weight. If you have tried the new beverage nowadays, the corn beverage, you will have a lot of benefits. Taking the corn beverage as an alternative drink for coffee or tea will give you many benefits. Corn has many vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants that will aid a healthy body. It is good for the skin, nervous system, digestion, maintains low blood sugar and cholesterol level. If you'll research some facts on corn you will be amaze on the benefits that you can get. I have started drinking this beverage 3 months ago together with 30 min. of dancing exercise, 3 times a week and it helps me loose the 15 lbs excess weight. I am now in my prime years and that is how fast I loose them. By the way, stay away from too much carbohydrates and eat plenty of fruits and veggies.

I don't think he mentioned something like that. But maybe teas do that too. He was only concerned about our stress levels and capacity to "go to the bathroom" at that time, you see. From what I know about teas, they are often used as medicine/treatment to certain ailments aside for a drinking beverage during afternoons to relax oneself and to get rid of stress. And from what I know of stress, they add to one's body fat too because we tend to eat more.

I forgot to mention this in my post that tea is also a stress reliever. Thanks for bringing this up, SinfulRose. Well, actually it depends on the person. Some people do eat a lot when stressed, but I know some people who loses their appetite when they are depressed or stressed out. I think this stress relieving property of tea is one of the reasons that tea is also an antioxidant since stress brings about "abnormalities" in our cells which later results to cancer cells.

So, tea also functions as a laxative as well. Thanks for sharing this, SinfulRose! Since it's coming from your doctor I could safely conclude that this is a fact. No wonder, I feel so light every time I drink tea. Did you doctor also mention that it aids in the breakdown of fat? I read this from another article but there seems to be any solid proof to back this one.

Yes, you can't just drink tea and expect to lose weight. That's just like lying on the ground waiting for the apple to fall. But if you drink tea, eat a healthy diet and exercise, you'll definitely a significant difference in body in a couple of weeks.

I do not have some proof either but one of the Chinese teachers told me that they urinate a lot when they drink tea. It seems the tea acts as a diuretic. I think this helps them in their figure Just wondering, I am slim but I do not drink tea

This is exactly my thoughts about the lifestyle of Chinese (and maybe Japanese, as well), irene66. It's mind boggling to see them eat so much and yet they still stay slim. I always thought that tea played an important role in their. I just don't have enough proof to back my ideas on this one.

Good for you, irene66. I think you're one of those people who have a very active metabolism.

Maybe you should try exercising along with a healthy diet to maximize the effects of tea. I don't think drinking tea alone would not bring your desired results. I drink it as is, no sugar, milk, lemon or honey. Once, I tried adding sugar and milk. But I still preferred the original taste over it. You won't be needing those extra calories from sugar anyway.

These things that you enumerated are quite true, Kashidanga1971! Oh come on! Say what you have to say, my friend. At least they'll learn something from you. I, for one, just learned from you that tea disrupts the normal absorption of iron. Which is a bad thing since iron is an important component of our blood (specifically, the hemoglobin in our blood). I think your post here would just serve as a warning not to drink way too much tea.

So, tea does plays a role in losing weight. Thanks for posting this one, ybong007. I think tea has something to do with digestion. From what I heard, Chinese people usually drink tea after a heavy meal (especially, those with oily foods). I believe this to be true since you can seldom see a fat Chinese anywhere.