30 Day Detox, Oolong Raspberry Tea (30 Count)

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Oolong tea leaves are plucked, kept under carefully controlled conditions and allowed to oxidize. These leaves are not intentionally broken, leaving most of the cell structure intact. These processing differences make this category of tea beneficially different even than many of the other teas. Interesting OOLONG TEA facts you need to know:

The Chinese have long believed that oolong tea is beneficial in reducing and maintaining weight.

A Chinese study, in 1998, of 102 females showed that continuous consumption of oolong tea for six weeks resulted in a reduction of body weight. This study, along with the question of other compounds contributing to tea’s weight loss benefits, spurred further research.

In 2001, Physiologist Dr. William Rumpler, of the US Agriculture Research Services’ Diet and Human Laboratory, investigated the ancient Chinese belief that oolong tea is effective in controlling body weight. The study measured how tea influences energy expenditure (EE) and included 12 male volunteers who were given 4 separate beverage formulas over three consecutive days. The beverage formulas consisted of; 1) full strength oolong tea, 2) caffeinated water with caffeine equal to full strength oolong tea, 3) half strength oolong tea and 4) non caffeinated water.

The participants 24 hour EE was measured and resulted in: EE levels of about 3 percent higher when they drank either the full strength oolong tea or the caffeinated water versus the non caffeinated water. Participants burned an average of 67 more calories per day when drinking the full strength oolong tea. Participants increased fat oxidation (fat burning) by a whooping 12 percent after consuming the full strength oolong tea versus the caffeinated water. This data confirms that a component other than caffeine is responsible for promoting the preferential use of fat as an energy source.

The increase in fat oxidation in this study is amazing. Drinking oolong tea can actually tell your body to burn fat for energy. Scientists then speculated that caffeine combined with EGCGs worked together to increase fat oxidation.