“Promising” is a word often used in discussions about tea’s ability to boost your metabolism and help you lose weight and burn fat.
But don’t hold your breath waiting for the proof of that promise. Although there’s certainly some evidence, and lots of hype, that the catechins and/or epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in green tea promotes better weight management, the number of human studies in this field is still quite limited.
Rick Hursel, a human biologist at Maastricht Universit
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