Tip Drink More Green Tea Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Diet & Fat LossEating Tip Drink More Green Tea You' ve heard about its mild fat-burning benefits Here' s how to really crank them up by TC Luoma September 2, 2016April 5, 2021 Tags Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Tips Green tea might be the one health drink that lives up to its hype, or at least lives up to a lot of its hype. Made from the steeped leaves of camellia sinensis, it allegedly benefits almost every organ system in the body. It may be cardioprotective, liver protective, artery clearing, cancer fighting, anti-diabetic, and even fat burning. It contains modest amounts of caffeine, but it also contains chemicals like theobromine, which reduces blood pressure, and theophylline, which relaxes the airways and stimulates the heart just a bit. The end result is a nice little buzz that's different and less pronounced than that offered by caffeine. Even though it's stimulatory, it also has mild anxiety-reducing effects, which seems like the perfect pairing of sensations. What Was That About Fat Burning Green tea may be carb blocking, which, when combined with its fat-burning, metabolism raising effects, is why it's long been touted as a modestly effective fat burner. Unfortunately, some of the fat-burning effects might be mitigated if you already ingest a lot of caffeine (i.e., you're not caffeine naéve). The fat burning chemical is epigallocatechin-3-gallate, or EGCG. One cup of green tea contains about 50 mg., but you need about 400 to 500 mg. to experience any fat-burning effects. Don't care to drink that much tea? Use a supplement like Biotest Superfood which is packed with EGCG (95% total polyphenols, 65% total catechins.) And to strengthen the fat-burning response, drink your tea with some fish oil. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Diet & Fat Loss A Lifter s Guide to Alcohol What impact does drinking have on your physique and performance goals? How does alcohol affect testosterone, estrogen, HGH, and cortisol? The answers here. Alcohol Effects on Physique and Performance, Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements Dr Jade Teta December 18 Diet & Fat Loss Tip The Protein First Diet Strategy Simple, easy, satisfying, and it'll help keep those abs visible. Here's how it works. Diet Strategy, Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Protein, Tips Akash Vaghela June 4 Diet & Fat Loss Question of Nutrition 3 Is pomegranate really nature’s Viagra? Is HFCS really the same as sugar? Do you need extra vitamin D? All these answers and much more here. Diet Strategy, Nutrition & Supplements, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pomegranate, Question of Nutrition, Resveratrol Jonny Bowden, PhD November 11 Diet & Fat Loss Tip How Instagram Makes You Fat Bodybuilders do it. Figure competitors do it. Action stars do it. And they're all sending the wrong message. Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Tips Tim Hendren February 13