The benefits of drinking green tea are endless – one of these is weight loss.

If you want a toned body and a six pack, you will have to put in some extra work. But green tea will help speed along the process while helping you to maintain a healthy gut.

Green tea helps aiding weight loss by boosting metabolism. It does this because it contains antioxidants called catechin polyphenols, which stimulate metabolism and accelerates weight loss.

The antioxidants, vitamins and minerals in the drink will help melt the pounds away.

Studies suggest you can burn an extra 75-100 calories per day by drinking green tea.

Further research discovered the flavonoids and caffeine in green tea can help elevate metabolic rate and increase fat oxidation.

It is a low-calorie drink which also contains the active ingredient theanine, which helps reduce stress and has a calming effect on the brain.

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If you want to lose weight you need to drink around two to three cups of green tea a day, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

This will give you the right amount of caffeine and catechins to aid weight loss.

One cup of green tea contains around 120 to 320 milligrams of catechins, and 10 to 60 milligrams of caffeine.

Some studies show there could be benefits of drinking as little as one cup per day.

While all green tea will be beneficial for you in some way, some will be better if you’re on a weight-loss mission.

You should try Matcha green tea if you want to lose weight. It is the richest green tea source and is full of nutrients and antioxidants.

Dietician Isabel K Smith explained: “The whole leaf is ground and consumed as part of the beverage, as opposed to other (most) types of green tea where the leaves are steeped and then the tea is consumed.”

Choose a green tea which is rich in antioxidants and you will need one with epigallocatechin-gallate, or EGCG.

Every brand is different, so make sure the one you choose has the right properties to help burn fat.

While green tea has quite a bitter taste, you should not add sugar to masque the taste.