Research Suggests That Green Tea Cuts Stomach Fat

Want to lose the gut? Drop the lattes and start sipping green tea. The Washington Post reports that while several studies have suggested that green tea boosts exercise-induced weight loss, new research
published in the February
issue of the Journal of Nutrition goes further, hinting that green tea helps the body target stomach fat. Readers who are unintimidated by medical notation can read an excerpt here.  The rest of us can savor the clarity of the Washington Post, which tells us that the study looked at 132 obese adults who consumed a diet that was
consistent in daily calories and did 180 minutes a week of
moderate-intensity exercise. They also drank a daily beverage
containing 39 milligrams of caffeine, but one group consumed green tea
with 625 milligrams of the antioxidant catechins. After 12 weeks, the Post reports, the
tea drinkers had greater loss, 4.4 pounds compared with just more than
two pounds in the control group. The green-tea group also had larger
declines in total abdominal fat, subcutaneous abdominal fat and
triglycerides.

Read more in the Washington Post.