What is Belly (Visceral) Fat?
Visceral or belly fat lies deep within our belly and pads the spaces between our stomach, intestine and other organs. “People who have more subcutaneous fat have a greater chance of having more visceral fat,” says “Howard E. Lewine, M.D., Harvard Medical School. Subcutaneous body fats lie under our skin and constitute 90% of body fat in most people. How Does Green Tea Help in Fighting Visceral Fat? In one of the studies conducted by the Health Care Products Research Laboratories in Tokyo, volunteers were divided into two separate groups. One group was given a bottle of normal tea containing green-tea extracts and while the other group was given a bottle of normal tea without any such extract. After 3 months, it was found that the group of men, who drank tea with green tea extract, lost 5.3 pounds of body weight with corresponding reduction in waist size while the other group did not. Beneficial Ingredients in Green Tea: Let’s look at the important ingredients present in green tea that
