Wu Long Tea - Weight Loss Facts
Here is some information supporting the metabolic properties of wu long tea,reported to help speed weight loss...
2003 Study - Journal of Medical Investigation
A study published in 2003 in the Journal of Medical
Investigation by entitled "Oolong Tea Increases Energy
Metabolism in Japanese Females"
which studied the effects
of Wu-Long tea drinking on women showed a high
correlation of weight loss and wu-long tea consumption.
see study abstract
The actual study group was 120 Japaneese women who drank wu-long tea for 6-weeks as opposed to traditional green tea, typically after a meal.
What the study found was that the women who consumed the wu-long tea directly after the meal increased energy expenditure by 10% . The energy expenditure of women who consumed the traditional green tea was only 4% and those who drank water was 0.
2001 Study - The Journal of Nutrition
Here is some more evidence supporting the calorie burning effects of Wu-Long tea...
This is an excerpt from - The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 131, 2001...
"It is clear that
consumption of oolong
tea stimulates both
energy expenditure
[thereby burning calories] and fat
oxidation [also helpful] in normal weight men.
This raises the possibility that tea consumption
could have some beneficial effect on the individual's
ability to maintain a lower body fat content. However,
any beneficial effect would only be realized if the effect
was sustained on [substantial] consumption of tea and
the individual did not compensate with greater food
intake in response to tea consumption. Emphasis added."
In: The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 131, 2001. [Note: In 2003
we reported on the effects of green tea on weight.] By:Tsui,
Kasai, Kondo, et al., Div. of Health Care Science Res., Nisshin
Oil Mills, Kanagawa 239-0832, Japan, Kagawa Nutrition U., Saitama
350-0288, & Inst. of Environmental Science for Human Life,
Ochanomizu U., Tokyo 112-8610.
