Does Tea Really Help With Fat Loss? Or Is It "Wu-Tea Scam"?

I read this from a fellow colleague of mine and felt it was so important that am sending it on to you.  Tea is always in the media with the story that it is the next greatest weight loss product.  Mike does a good job explaining one of those misleading ads. Please read below and learn that you can't believe everything you read in the media.
I'm sure you've seen tons of really clever ads all over the internet for all of these "Wu-tea" products claiming to be the miracle cure to fat loss.

I must admit, there's some savvy marketing behind these sites… they even claim things like "as seen on oprah" and try to claim all sorts of celebrity endorsements.

Here's the deal…

Most of these new tea products on the internet claiming to be a miracle cure for [tag]fat loss[/tag] are nothing but plain old oolong tea. Some brands may have other teas mixed in too, but most I've seen are just oolong tea.

The "Wu" in their names is just their clever way of making you think this is some new secret tea discovery.

Basically they just sell you oolong tea for outrageous prices, when you can go to your local grocery store or health food store and get a whole box of oolong tea for about $2 bucks.

But beyond the outrageously marked up price, does oolong tea actually help with fat loss?

Well, the answer is…  slightly.

If you've read my Truth about Abs manual, then you know that I do recommend including a mixture of green tea, white tea, oolong tea, and black tea in your daily schedule to possibly help a slight bit with fat loss.

The fact of it is that drinking tea is not going to miraculously transform your body or "melt off bodyfat".  It CAN have a slight thermogenic effect and possibly help you burn a few extra calories. Plus, there are tons of other benefits too, many of which are due to the high antioxidant content of teas.

However, let's get real… whether you drink tea or not isn't one of those major factors in how fast you're going to burn off body fat… it's just a very minor detail.  The real factors are your lifestyle as a whole, your type of exercise program and intensity, the quality of your diet, and your mindset… all of which we focus on regularly in this newsletter and in my Truth about Abs program.

So what I'd recommend is…

Don't waste your money on the overpriced, overhyped Wu-teas that claim to be a miracle fat loss cure.  I do recommend including white, green, black, and oolong teas in your diet for their numerous health benefits, but you can get them MUCH cheaper (sometimes at least 10x cheaper!) at your local grocery store instead.

One last thing for today…

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Til next time,
Don't be lazy… be lean.

Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer

I hope you enjoyed Mike's topic today.  Tea may possibly help with burning fat, but the research is still relatively new and time will tell if it is proven to be an effective weight loss aid.

Yours in health!

Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS
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