Green tea
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Green Tea is a delightfully light tea that is dried and fermented in such a way that it does not darken like Black Tea.
Its inclusion at Rational Wiki, however, is due to its woo status as the Next-Best-Panacea-and-Weightloss-Drink ever!
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The Two sides
Please Buy Me
- It works, and I've got all kinds of scientifickie sounding stuff here to convince you
- I link to all kinds of articles you've never heard of, from sources you've never heard of, and some of my super-uber links even work
- I'm a critic. Really, really I am. But long and hard research has convinced me!
We remain highly dubious
- Web MD says there is a study on mice suggesting green tea helps oxidize fat. There is also some suggestion that the routinization of drinking tea helps a person focus on remaining on a diet. Expected loss by tea alone is minimal, under 5 Lbs. Most importantly, "any ol' green tea is as good as the expensive "weight loss stuff" sold at exorbitant prices. And by the way, sorry to say, you still have to diet with the tea.
- FDA Green tea is an uber tasty drink that actually may do some good. So might walking every day.
The Conclusion
Caffeine speeds up your metabolism a bit. Tea, wine, chocolate, Acacia Berries, are all yummy additions to a healthy diet and have numerous potential positive side effects (including this illusive "anti oxidant"). Eat them, enjoy them; but don't expect miracles here.