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Green Tea and Caffeine for Weight Loss

With all the weight loss supplements available on the market there are only a few ingredients that have actually been shown to elicit an increased effect on fat loss. Does this mean that all the other herbal and compounds put into fat loss supplements don’t work? Not necessarily. They may work but for the most part the scientific evidence is lacking. The four compounds that have been shown to cause an increase in weight loss are fish oil, green tea, caffeine, and CLA. I have talked about CLA previously in this blog and on Max-Out Radio so I won’t cover that here. I have also recently written an article that discussed the research and efficacy of fish oil and weight loss so I won’t be discussing that today either. However, I have not written about the effects of green tea and caffeine.

If you have purchased and/or looked at any fat loss supplements lately you would know that green tea extract (e.g. EGCG) and caffeine are two staples in just about every product. Greet tea extract supplements are also sold independently for weight loss. However it is important to realize that the scientific information that has been published regarding green tea and weight loss always includes caffeine. They are like peas and carrots so to speak. While caffeine has potential weight loss boosting effects by itself, green tea extract seems to need its stimulating partner to really make a difference.

The effects of green tea and caffeine on weight loss are thought to occur through increased thermogenesis and fat oxidation. One additional potential mechanism in which caffeine and boost weight loss is increased satiety. A study published in the July 2005 issue of Obesity Research showed a dose-response relationship between mg/d of caffeine and satiety; in other words more caffeine, more satiety.

While many people will tell you that weight loss supplements are worthless, there are a select few compounds that have been shown to aid in weight loss. These products won’t take the pounds off if your diet is terrible and your aren’t exercising but once you have everything lined up then you can add these compounds to get the biggest bang for your fat loss buck.

This article was written by Mike Roussell.

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