One of the major mistakes that most dieters make is not monitoring what they consume. As a matter of fact, the fluids that your drink affects your health and waistline in a big way, just like the food you eat. This means that if you are determined to lose weight, then you must be ready to sacrifice drinking alcohol or soda. What about black tea or green tea? Is taking these tea safe or they also make you gain weight? Green Tea The answer to this question might surprise you. Despite the fact that many people think that green tea, specifically, is helpful in reducing weight and not gaining further, the truth is that it is not guaranteed. According to various research studies, green tea does not influence your weight loss. For instance, a study that was featured in the European journal titled: Clinical Nutrition, in 2009 claimed to discover that green tea extracts have no influence in the resting metabolic rate of twelve standard weight men who were under the study. Additionally, a Cochrane Review of green tea study also discovered that it's contribution to weight loss to obese or overweight adults is very small or insignificant amount. It further noted that routine intake of green tea didn’t enable people to reduce weight. If you are also adding sugar to the green tea, then this is another sources of calories that can easily go unnoticed. Experts argue that people who take tea mixed with sugar have a high chance of consuming 300 calories or even more in a single day. How about black tea? Black Tea The Black tea or commonly known as burnt green tea is not different from regular green tea since it has lots of caffeine. In turn, consuming excessive amounts of caffeine can trigger heart palpitations, nausea, jittery feelings, and vomiting. Even if you ingest decaffeinated black or green tea, the process used to decaffeinate kills all the natural ingredients. Therefore, it is wise to consume tea which naturally has zero caffeine. Another major issue is that black tea is often mixed with milk that slows the rate of absorption of important antioxidants and polyphenols. Skim milk is even worse in slowing the process than whole milk. So, if green tea and black tea are not the best for reducing weight, which drink should a determined dieter take? The solution was discovered in Kenya; a country in Africa, where certain tribes take red tea to get rid of hunger pangs as they hunt for the next meal. Red tea serves a great purpose apart from eliminating hunger pangs, it boosts energy and enhances fat burning without depending on caffeine. Yes, read tea doesn’t contain caffeine. Therefore red tea is the ideal healthy drink. It is delicious and energizing, be it cold or hot. This is because it helps in: - Reducing fat storing hormones. - Clearing toxins. - Promoting production of hormones that burn fat. - Balancing insulin. - Naturally reducing stress. Tea from Africa With several years studying the side effects and the benefits of each ingredient that is used in making red tea. I also found out that they are easily found in local supermarkets. The blend of these ingredients makes the red tea crucial in fat-busting and metabolism boosting. And these ingredients are not included in black or green tea. Red tea does not contain any caffeine, gluten, dairy, sugar and it is veggie and vegan safe. It makes a great option instead of caffeine, with no jitters resulting to rapid and safe “flush of fat away.” Red tea also has no carbohydrates or fats. The flavor is slightly sweet and mild. In addition, red tea does not contain oxalic acid, this means that it does not expose you to kidney stones, different from green or black teas which contain extreme lots of tannin and can join iron. Something great about red tea is the fact that it contains high amounts of antioxidants which protects you against the damage resulting from toxins produced in your body and proven to contain an antiviral, antiphrastic, and antibacterial action to enha