Whereas several studies report that green tea improves weight loss, which largely has been attributed to its caffeine content. A new pilot study, reports that green tea’s main antioxidant catechin, may also have thermogenic potential. The new report in the April issue of European Journal of Clinical Nutrition states that consumption of catechin at low doses taken after meals may contribute to increased fat oxidation similarly to caffeine (as much as 35 percent). The same effects of catechin were not demonstrated while fasting.
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