Tuesday, December 7 In a Taiwanese study, researchers were able
to observe among 1103 adults that those who drank tea at least
once a week for more than 10 years had 20% less body fat and 2%
lower visceral fat compared to those who hardly consumed any
tea. Likewise, a cohort study that followed 4,280 Dutch females
for 14 years noted an inverse relationship between catechin
intake and body mass index. Numerous studies have probed into
the various ways green tea consumption positively affects body
weight. To keep the results from getting skewed participants
were asked not to change their normal food intake or regular
activities. Most of these studies made the same observation:
that those who consumed catechin-rich green tea for 3 months not
only lowered their bad cholesterol but also ended up slimmer in
terms of body weight, waist and hip proportion, and body fat
mass. Researchers also saw that catechins in green tea can aid
in the nutritional prevention and treatment of modern, life-
threatening diseases such a