Chinese tea can be used in diet programmes

Monday, 21 March 2011 11:45 AM

For the majority of people it's the first thing they reach for in the morning, a hot mug of tea or coffee. But could special teas and coffee also extract help aid weight loss?

Yes, say the producers of Slender Pu’erh tea, a new tea product that aims to transfer the metabolic benefits of an ancient Chinese herbal fusion into modern day diet plans.

Popular in China for over 1,700 years, Pu’erh tea has been proven to help the body to digest fatty foods, whilst boosting metabolism and reducing cholesterol levels.

For those on weight loss programmes, such regulating properties can be of great benefit, while the fact that they can be inserted into diet plans at such little extra effort is a real boon.

For coffee drinkers meanhile, Pu'erh tea can also an effective alternative for those looking to decrease their caffeine intake.

Slender Pu'erh tea is priced at £8.99 and is available on the lifes2good website.
 

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