Is Green Tea Better Than Hoodia for Weight Loss?

It is not as though we are lacking in weight loss information. We have new weight loss aides and diets on a regular basis. The important thing to determine when you are choosing a weight loss aide such as green tea or hoodia is whether the product helps you overcome your weight loss issues. Let us look at green tea and hoodia and how the products help people lose weight.
How does green tea work to help people lose weight? It contains EGCG which provides energy, speeds metabolism and fat metabolism and blocks a bit of the starches you consume. It also has the ability to produce a sense of well-being. It contains zero calories, making it an excellent replacement for high calorie beverages.
Hoodia works to control your appetite because it contains p57. This compound appears as glucose in the body, or at least this is how your brain sees it. Because your brain triggers hunger when blood glucose levels drop, hoodia fools the brain and hunger is not triggered. You will not feel like eating as often.
So, will green tea or hoodia be the best choice for you? What are your weight loss dilemmas?
If your metabolism is naturally slow, green tea may give you the boost you need to facilitate quicker weight loss. You may also skip meals which lowers metabolism, and green tea will boost your metabolism to some extent. You should definitely try to eat several small portions of food throughout the day to increase the effect and drink green tea in between meals.
Do you need an energy boost so you are more likely to get to the gym? Green tea contains caffeine which will boost your energy levels, but it will not give you the jittery feeling you might get from coffee. Green tea contains L-carnitine, which naturally calms your mood. This might help with controlling emotional eating as well.
Most of all, if you tend to drink high calorie beverages in between meals, green tea might be the perfect replacement. Not only will it offer the above benefits and keep you hydrated, but it contains zero calories. You might just shave 300 or more calories off your daily intake by replacing sodas, juice or coffee drinks with green tea.
Do you eat a diet high in sugar? Refined carbs such as canned sauces, junk foods, pastas, breads and rice contain high amounts of sugar and starch. Overtime, your brain may trigger hunger on higher than normal blood glucose levels because it becomes used to these high sugar intakes and glucose spikes. You may even crave sweets. In this case, hoodia may be the right answer to your weight loss dilemma.
The bottom line is weight loss can only occur and last if you change your eating habits and lifestyle choices. Regular exercise coupled with a healthy meal plan will benefit you most. Depending on your individual weight loss issues, green tea or hoodia may or may not give you a boost and help you lose weight more quickly. So far. I am unconvinced.

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