| One of the newest products to hit the dieting | | | | have started introducing green tea into the market |
| market are weight loss patches. | | | | as a supplement either in the form of diet pills or |
| Inspired by the success of nicotine patches | | | | weight loss patches. |
| marketers struck on the idea that weight loss | | | | Green tea weight loss patches are a better |
| patches may work the same way. Weight loss | | | | alternative to other products since they have no |
| patches are basically designed for people who forget | | | | adverse side-effects. Other substances that induce |
| to take their regular dosage of weight loss | | | | weight loss like ephedra may increase heart rates |
| supplements or capsules. With weight loss patches, a | | | | which could lead to cardiovascular complications. |
| person will no longer need to take pills as he will have | | | | Green tea weight loss patches are good for people |
| a 24hour supply of substances stuck to his skin. | | | | with high LDL, the bad cholesterol found in the body. |
| Weight loss patches are commonly made from such | | | | Because the antioxidants in green tea weight loss |
| ingredients as algae and seaweed which are known | | | | patches destroy LDL cholesterols while at the same |
| appetite-suppressants. Later studies on weight loss | | | | time enhancing the good cholesterol levels in the |
| and diets led to the use of green tea as a weight | | | | body, a balance in the body is achieved which could |
| loss patch. | | | | only lead to overall good health and well-being. |
| What? Green Tea as Weight Loss Patches? | | | | Green tea weight loss patches works in two ways. |
| As far back as the Ming dynasty and perhaps even | | | | First, they suppress appetite naturally and safely. A |
| earlier than that, green tea has been used as herbal | | | | study at the University of Chicago showed that rats |
| remedy and overall health drink in China. In recent | | | | when injected with green tea can lose up to 21% of |
| times, speculations on the use of green tea as a | | | | their bodyweight. This is due to the fact that a |
| possible remedy for cancer have arisen due to the | | | | substance present in green tea acts as a natural |
| discovery that the polyphenol substance found in | | | | appetite-suppressant that staves off hunger. |
| green tea can stop cancer cells from growing. | | | | Green tea weight loss patches also increase |
| The polyphenols in green tea weight loss patches | | | | metabolism. With their high epigallocatechin gallate |
| also have other uses. A study published in the | | | | (EGCG) content, green tea weight loss patches have |
| American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that green | | | | a distinct advantage over stimulant diet drugs which |
| tea polyphenols can speed up the metabolic rate of | | | | can be harmful to individuals with hypertension and |
| the body. With this recent discovery, several | | | | heart complications. |
| companies specializing in pharmaceutical products | | | | |