For many years Chinese teas were considered to be a weight loss aide.
It was thought that if you drank one cup of Chinese tea with every meal you were considered to be using it successfully as a metabolic stimulant.
Tea itself, with no additives, only has four calories per serving and is considered to be better for your health when you add nothing to it.
Some experts will tell you that Chinese weight loss teas are based on the belief that the caffeine is a stimulant that will increase your bodies functions and cause you to burn more calories as well as lose weight.
They also believed that the tea has poly phenols in it as well, which aid the digestion of the fat.
This would truly make Chinese tea a weight loss tea.
All Chinese tea is thought of as a weight loss aid and works well for weight loss because it offers dieters a low calorie beverage choice instead of a soda or some other sugary drink.
The Pu-erh and Oolong teas have had most the attention attributing to weight loss.
Let's see what these two Chinese weight loss teas are all about.
Pu-erh Teas All the media's attention has gone to green tea when it comes to weight loss but the Pu-erh have begun to be discovered in the West.
Many believed Pu-erh, also known as 'medicinal tea' in China, should be included among the teas that are enjoyed by Americans.
Some pu-erh trees are ancient with the oldest known tree being over two thousand years old.
They are believed to be a older version of the modern tea trees and bushes.
The leaves in this kind of tree are not processedthe same as green tea is processed.
Usually they oxidized for less time than the black tea is, in a way that is similar to the Oolong tea leaf.
The tea leaves are either dried loosely or they can be compacted into a tea brick or tea cakes.
Some resemble bird nests while they are drying.
This is an interesting site for some people.
Some tea cakes have been allowed to age in caves so they can develop an earthly flavor.
Many people wonder what makes pu-erh so great for weight loss.
It may be the decrease in blood cholesterol levels and improved fat metabolism you get from drinking this tea.
The unique double fermentation is thought tocreate special enzymes and microbes as well that are the micro nutrients essential for the well-being.
One cup of this tea with each meal is shown to stimulate weight loss and slim you.
It balances the bodies systems and also stimulates the functional metabolism.
Oolong Tea Oolong tea is a semi-fermented or oxidized tea, it is likes for its intense flowery qualities.
From bright green and slightly fermented to dark leaved and hearty.
This tea is completely dry and the flavors are locked in.
The drying process allows oolong to get a number of stimulating attributes that can be used for weight loss as well as enhancing your diet.
Pu-erh and Oolong are just two of the more well known weigh loss teas.
In addition these two types of tea others that are widely available to the world are green tea, black tea, and compressed tea.