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Cup of green tea with a meal makes it easier to eat less
You stay the same weight but you'd actually like to lose just a small amount. Not a lot, just a little – so that your excess fat just melts away without having to count calories. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made a discovery that might be of interest. They write in Nutrition Journal that you can boost the satiating effect of a meal by drinking a large cup of green tea at the same time.
Green tea & insulin
Study
The researchers gave their subjects a meal consisting of white bread and turkey on two occasions. On one occasion the subjects drank a cup of hot water with the meal, on the other occasion a 300 ml cup of green tea. The researchers used Sencha tea, a green tea from Japan.
They brewed 9 g dried sencha leaves for three minutes in 300 ml water at 85 degrees. The result was a cup of tea containing 80 mg caffeine, 26 mg epicatechin [EC], 90 mg epicatechin gallate [ECG] and 32 mg epigallocatechin gallate [EGCG].
Results
What was statistically significant was the effect that green tea had on the feeling of satiety after the meal. This feeling was significantly higher ninety minutes after the meal. In addition, the subjects felt 'fuller' after drinking green tea with the meal.
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