Green tea - Goodbye Keg, hello 6 pack!

In the February issue of the Journal Nutrition, researchers from Provident Clinical Research, Bloomington, (IN, USA) have demonstrated that Green tea extracts can significantly reduce abdominal fat.

107 Participants where supplemented with either green tea extract (625mg catechins + 39mg caffeine) or control (zero catechins + 39mg caffeine) for 12 weeks whilst monitored (controlled) for nutrition intake and exercise.

The results of the trial demonstrated although overall there was no difference between groups in relation to changes in fat mass, abdominal fat loss was 3.3% lower in the catechin group. The take home message of this trial is that inconjunction with a controlled diet and exercise program green tea catechins can significantly enhance the loss of abdominal fat.