Man Boobs Busting Super Foods Part 1

green-tea In this series of posts we’ll be taking a look at some of the best nutritional choices you can make in your fight against the moobs. Not only will they help enormously when it comes to reducing chest fat, but you’ll also experience great improvements to your general health and well being.

So let’s get started with one of my favourite things in the world – green tea. The Chinese have known of the healing and invigorating properties of green tea for millennia. Let’s let Wikipedia take over for a second:

The Kissa Yojoki (Book of Tea), written by Zen priest Eisai in 1191, describes how drinking green tea can have a positive effect on the five vital organs, especially the heart. The book discusses tea’s medicinal qualities, which include easing the effects of alcohol, acting as a stimulant, curing blotchiness, quenching thirst, eliminating indigestion, curing beriberi disease, preventing fatigue, and improving urinary and brain function.

Pretty impressive stuff, huh? And a lot better fro your health than endless cans of soda. Modern studies have also found the tea to be effective in reducing the risks of both cardiovascular disease and cancer.

‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, ‘ I hear the cynics amongst you say. ‘All tthat general health stuff is all well and goog but you told me this stuff would be good for my chest fat. What’s the deal on that?’

Ok, here’s the scoop. Green tea is believed to have powerful thermogenic properties, which means that it promotes fat oxidation. Which means the stuff actually increases the rate at which your body burns up calories. We’re not talking about hundreds and hundreds of calories being evaporated while you sit on your couch, but it had been estimated that 4 or 5 cups of green tea a day may be enough to lose you an extra 80 cals per day.

This may not seem like a lot, but if you’ve already made some of the dietary changes I recommend on this website and have committed yourself to a regular routine of exercise for your man boobs then this 80 calories could provide a nice little extra boost.

Combine that with all the other super-healthy benefits of green tea I described above and you’re left with a true ninja food that you’d be crazy not to try.

Tagged as: burn chest fat, getting rid of man boobs, green tea, man boobs diet, metabolism