Green Tea is an inexpensive. Roughly $2 for 40 bags if you go to WalMart, and likely even cheaper online.
Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate. In 1999 the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a study of Green Tea and it's efficacy as a fat oxidizer. The study showed that that energy expenditure of the subjects was different and statistically significant from those on placebo or caffeine alone. This was due to the chemical epigallocatechin gallate, an anti-oxidant abundant in green tea.
In addition, fat oxidization was significantly higher for those treated with green tea, as compared to the placebo and caffeine alone groups.
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However, another article I read by the National Health Institute shows that Green Tea mediates a nitric oxide stimulation pathway. Epigallocatechin gallate mimics the metabolic actions of insulin, and INHIBITS gluconeogenesis.
What is Gluconeogenesis? Gluconeogenesis is the conversion of non-carbohydrate carbons into glucose. Basically, when you eat too much protein, it CAN be converted to carbs via gluconeogenesis.
Why is it good to inhibit gluconeogenesis? When you eat proteins, they are broken down into amino acids. Inhibiting gluconeogenesis prevents these amino acids from being converted to glucose, and they may be either used to repair the body's tissue, build muscle, or simply excreted.
Epigallocatechin Gallate is also believed to be a vasodilator that stimulates nitric oxide from endothelial cells!
This means that as you exercise, your blood vessels are able to provide your muscle with more energy, oxygen, and hormones. This should help you workout a little harder (don't go crazy), recover quicker, and promotes muscle growth.
This research was done by the National Institute of Health.
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BASICALLY Green tea is chock full of anti-oxidants, and also counts for your water intake if consumed unsweetened. It promotes healthy metabolism and even muscle growth.
I have incorporated green tea as a daily part of my diet. I drink 5-6 small glasses a day. I find that it really gives me a boost since it DOES contain caffeine, but it does not make me jittery like coffee.
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Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate. In 1999 the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a study of Green Tea and it's efficacy as a fat oxidizer. The study showed that that energy expenditure of the subjects was different and statistically significant from those on placebo or caffeine alone. This was due to the chemical epigallocatechin gallate, an anti-oxidant abundant in green tea.
In addition, fat oxidization was significantly higher for those treated with green tea, as compared to the placebo and caffeine alone groups.
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However, another article I read by the National Health Institute shows that Green Tea mediates a nitric oxide stimulation pathway. Epigallocatechin gallate mimics the metabolic actions of insulin, and INHIBITS gluconeogenesis.
What is Gluconeogenesis? Gluconeogenesis is the conversion of non-carbohydrate carbons into glucose. Basically, when you eat too much protein, it CAN be converted to carbs via gluconeogenesis.
Why is it good to inhibit gluconeogenesis? When you eat proteins, they are broken down into amino acids. Inhibiting gluconeogenesis prevents these amino acids from being converted to glucose, and they may be either used to repair the body's tissue, build muscle, or simply excreted.
Epigallocatechin Gallate is also believed to be a vasodilator that stimulates nitric oxide from endothelial cells!
This means that as you exercise, your blood vessels are able to provide your muscle with more energy, oxygen, and hormones. This should help you workout a little harder (don't go crazy), recover quicker, and promotes muscle growth.
This research was done by the National Institute of Health.
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BASICALLY Green tea is chock full of anti-oxidants, and also counts for your water intake if consumed unsweetened. It promotes healthy metabolism and even muscle growth.
I have incorporated green tea as a daily part of my diet. I drink 5-6 small glasses a day. I find that it really gives me a boost since it DOES contain caffeine, but it does not make me jittery like coffee.
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