Obese, large, out-of-shape, fat; these are the words used to describe a lot of people who are basically overweight. The United States is known for a very high count of obesity. Because of this fact, there has been numerous products that has surfaced that promises hope for a thinner, healthier you. From home exercise machines, to vibrating belts to pills and drugs and even surgery, these ads all promise the same result of losing weight. Experts say that the best way to deal with excess fat is still regular physical activity and the proper diet. Other people and companies have taken advantage of the fact that dieting is still better and now they offer diet systems; and thus the wuyi tea diet came to be popular. But, what exactly is wuyi?

Wuyi Wu-Long tea is just another term for a common and popular tea in the Far East, oolong tea. This new tea has attracted a lot of customers because the marketers of these teas and diet systems using wuyi tea promise that you can lose 2 pounds a week. Of course, we all know that we can’t trust advertisements 100% from the start. Let us separate fact from fiction.

First, it is a fact that in the Far East, particularly Japan and China who are known to be culturally tea drinkers, oolong tea is a popular choice to stay slim and healthy. Scientific proof shows that oolong tea or wuyi tea can help speed up metabolism and burn fat through a process called lipolysis. Another study conducted by a university in Japan that the amount of fat exerted when one takes oolong tea is doubled, in other words your body would be able to dispose of more fat. It was also proven in another study that drinking a litre of oolong tea a day can help reduce the aging of your organs by two years, thus helping you feel younger and healthier by keeping your organs function better. Now, let us go to the false accounts about wuyi.

First account that is still under debate is the claim of a study that oolong tea can burn 2 and a half times more fat than green tea. This is not yet an accepted fact because the scientific evidence to support this claim is still weak. Plus, the study shows that participants drinking oolong tea had more grams of tea compared to the participants drinking green tea. Another contrary to the claim of wuyi/oolong tea being a better fat burner is a study conducted on rats in 2001 which concluded that drinking green tea can reduce body cholesterol faster and safer.

It is a proven fast that wuyi tea can help in losing weight, but claims that you can lose 2 pounds a week just by drinking the tea is exaggerated. The best way to lose weight is still going into a proper diet and exercise regularly; this can be enhanced by drinking wuyi tea but that alone cannot help you lose weight in a fast and effortless way.

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