Diet Chocolate Tea

Experts always say that to achieve weight loss we have to make lifestyle changes, and more often than not those changes include giving up some of our favorite foods. So we skip the sweets and opt for a celery stick�"but sooner or later that craving gets the best of us and we overindulge�"striking a serious blow to our weight loss progress.

According to a National Health and Nutrition survey approximately 66 percent of all adults in America are overweight or obese1. While it might be tempting to try one of the crash diets that flood the market, doctors advocate managing weight loss in a healthy way.. Diet and nutrition experts agree that there is no quick fix as far as healthy weight loss is concerned.

Dieting Tips for Healthy Weight Loss

• Eat small meals at intervals of 3 hours.
• Have 3 main meals like breakfast, lunch and dinner and smaller, healthy snacks in between.
• Do not skip meals.
• Drink plenty of water to help purge toxins from the body.
• Eat whole grain foods, and plenty of fruits and vegetables. These are high in fiber and nutrients. Fiber gives you a feeling of fullness and reduces hunger pangs.
• Exercise regularly. Without exercise you cannot maintain normal body weight.
• When you are hungry in between meals, go for low calorie foods like fruits and vegetables, which will satisfy your hunger and keep your stomach full for longer than sugary snacks. Raw carrots, cucumbers, a green salad are all good fillers and provide condensed nutrition, with the least amount of calories.
• Keep a record of what you eat everyday. Count calories! Be strict with your diet. Keeping a record will help you to understand how your calories are distributed.

Role of Chocolate Tea in Weight Loss
Chocolate and weight loss? Yes! Remember those pesky sweet cravings that plague every dieter? Chocolate tea can satisfy those cravings and help you stay on track with your diet. The two may not seem to go together but recent studies show the beneficial effect of pure cocoa, green tea and resveratrol in weight management programs. Here are a few good reasons why supplementing your healthy weight loss program with chocolate tea will help to enhance weight loss:

Cocoa contains large amounts of neurotransmitters like tryptophan, serotonin, and dopamine. Often overeating is an emotional response to depression or boredom. The neurotransmitters in cocoa can nutritionally lower the risk of depression as well as help to suppress appetite and food cravings.3

The high fiber content in cocoa is known to block fat absorption and gives the dieter a feeling of fullness.4

Cocoa also contains flavonoids which relieve inflammation in the digestive tract5. Inflammation is known to reduce leptin levels, which increase the appetite. The anti-inflammatory effect increases the leptin levels and suppresses the appetite.

Cocoa contains various vitamins and minerals which can help your body boost energy levels.

Green Tea is known to increase the basal metabolic rate and increase energy expenditure6. Antioxidants found in green tea called catechin polyphenols produce this thermogenic effect.

Green tea helps to support the body’s ability to regulate glucose levels and its ability to inhibit fat absorption7. It is also known to reduce the appetite.

Resveratrol is a natural phytoalexine produced in the skin of red grapes. Resveratrol can help to lower blood sugar and it is believed to increase the body’s metabolic rate, and assist the body’s ability to reduce high cholesterol levels.

Supplements, like CocoPure, can help dieters fight sweet cravings in a healthy way. These supplements are low in calories and caffeine; they contain no fat, no preservatives and no added sugar. You can drink CocoPure every day to aid in your weight loss program.

References:

1. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).2003-04.
2. Wurtman, J. J. (1988) Carbohydrate cravings: a disorder of food intake and mood. Clin. Neuropharmacol. 11(suppl 1):S139-S145.
3. Benton D. and R. Donohoe. The effects of nutrients on mood. Public Health Nutrition. 2(3a) 403-409. (1999)
4. University of Copenhagen (2008, December 23). Dark Chocolate Is More Filling Than Milk Chocolate And Lessens Cravings. ScienceDaily
5. Middleton, E, Jr; Kandaswami, C. Effects of flavonoids on immune and inflammatory cell functions. Biochem Pharmacol. 1992 Mar 17;43(6):1167�1179.
6. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
7. Green tea extract ingestion, fat oxidation, and glucose tolerance in healthy humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, March 1, 2008; 87(3): 778 - 784.