Easy Ways to Lose Weight

Your Healthy 25-Hour Plan

Make over your health in 60 minutes or less with these fun and simple activities
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Sip Green Tea
You’ve heard that green tea may boost your metabolism, and now here’s another reason to cozy up with a cup. A 2011 study reported that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a compound in green tea, can help slow down weight gain. Researchers from Penn State University found that rats that received an EGCG supplement while on a fatty diet gained weight 45% slower than mice on a similar diet without the supplement. They also gained 30% less fat.

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