Green tea and body weight

The most important active component of the green tea are the

polyphenols like catechin, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate,

gallaogatechin, epigallocatechin and apigallocatechin gallate

(also known as EGCG).
The EGCG is a natural antioxidant. It is good thermogenic and

that way can burn of callories. People who use green tea have

their energy expenditure and metabolic rate risen at rate of 4%.

This will certainly influence changes in body weight.
Green tea catechins will also act as a glucose regulator. It

regulates the of insulin in the body and inhibits the sudden rise

of insulin in the body after the food, which may initiate the fat

conversion. The lowering of the insulin level prevents the sugar

level rise and the fat storage, which ultimately prevent the weight gain.
Level of blood sugar has certain influence of person appetite.

It is tought that continuous using of green tea naturally decrease

appetite and that way influence body weight.