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Supplementing with green tea or green tea extract (taken in capsule form) can account for up to 4% of metabolism, allowing you to burn up to 100 calories a day just from drinking it!

Although it’s effects are not drastic, nor immediate, green tea has been shown to increase the body’s ability to burn calories and fat….and no, it doesn’t work if you add sugar!

Here’s how it works:

Once sugars and fats are consumed, they become triglycerides. In modest amounts, triglycerides can be good because they provide energy for bodily functions. However, excess triglycerides combine to form fat cells and can result in obesity.

Green tea contains polyphenols, which cause bodily enzymes to dissolve excess triglycerides, leading to slow weight-loss when green tea is consumed regularly. And wait, it gets even better! During exercise, polyphenols allow muscle cells and the liver to use more fatty acids for the production of energy, sparing carbohydrate stores, and resulting in your ability to exercise longer while burning more calories.

So, drink up!