Hi all,

Here is an excerpt from the Atkins web site regarding tea and weight loss

Snip:

Tea and Weight Loss?

There is some intriguing evidence to suggest that it could increase your metabolic rate and help speed up your weight loss a tiny bit. A 1999 study of 10 healthy young men showed that when they took capsules containing green tea extract, their energy expenditure increased more than when they took capsules containing caffeine or just sugar. In other words, the green tea extract made their metabolisms run faster and they burned more fat.10

The study is a small one, and it was done in the controlled setting of a metabolic laboratory, so the miracle cure for obesity still has not been found. What the study does show, however, is that it’s not the caffeine in tea that causes the metabolic increase. Researchers believe the effect comes from the high percentage of catechins in green tea.

Even if tea has only a very small effect on your metabolism, drinking it can help your weight-loss effort in other ways. A cup of hot tea along with a small protein snack is a great way to quench between-meal hunger pangs. In addition, a cup of tea about half an hour before mealtime can help suppress your appetite and make you less likely to overeat. And instead of dessert, try having a cup of lightly sweetened tea. To keep the carbs in your tea to a minimum, use a noncaloric sweetener and skip the milk.

Happy tea drinking !

Dusty