The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition claims that green tea extract is one of the most effective metabolism boosters that naturally occur in a plant or herb (Dullo et al, 2000). Green tea has been recognized in aiding in weight loss and has recently become the fourth most used supplement in the United States (Dullo et al, 2000). It is theorized to increase energy expenditure by stimulating the break down of brown adipose tissue during thermogenesis (Nakagawa et al, 1999). When coupled with the stimulant caffeine (50mg of caffeine and 90mg of green tea) taken at 3 different time slots through out the day, it has significantly increased energy expenditure and fat metabolism for energy (Dullo et al, 2000). Apart from weight loss, green tea is known to lower the risk of many illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and hypertension (Nagle et al 2006). .
Low Intensity Steady State Exercise.
Regular steady state endurance exercise is targeted in improving an athlete's aerobic capacity by efficiently transporting oxygen among other nutrients to the body's skeletal muscles at work. On a physiological level, low intensity exercise that is performed at 30% or less of the athletes VO2 Max metabolizes fat storages in order to supply the needed energy to maintain the level of physical activity (Walter et al, 2009). Due to the intensity level being at the low end of the curve, the athlete can carry on with the training protocol for an extensive period of time. On average, a low intensity exercise bout could range anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours. In a given time period, if a 200 lb. male athlete would engage in a 45-minute jog at 6-7 MPH speed, he would metabolize a respectively 470-580 kcal (Walter et al 2009) . The majority of the energy supplied during given bout of exercise would metabolized by fat storages. .
High Intensity Interval Training.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, high intensity interval (HIIT) training has shown to achieve the same results as low intensity training but at a faster rate.
Ephedra is probably the most popular of the thermogenic dietary supplements. ... The first company to sponsor this type of independent study would be helping out the whole industry in creating better relations with the FDA (and most likely reduce the public "fear factor" of these products). ...
There are many types of exercise programs that are available for those who are interested to use. ... For people who pertain to the category of overweight, their best supplement to go for is anything that is thermogenic. ... It is based on what body type you are, what type of workout plan you have made for yourself, and what type of diet you have made for yourself. ... Also what type of health hazards do each drug propose is a very important factor for one who decides to take supplements. ... Caffeine helps shed excess water and Ephedrine is a thermogenic agent that has the ability to conv...
As well as many other substances, ephedrine is taken and found in an abundant amount of different types of items. It is a component in products such as Sudafed, Sinutab, Ultra Diet Pep, ThermoGenics Plus (Epstein, 1), Dexatrim, Xenadrine, and Metabolife ("A Call to Act on Ephedra"). ...
Studying the process of thermogenesis in beige adipose tissue compared to that of normal brown adipose tissue is important because thermogenesis is a process where heat is produced in warm-blooded mammals. The issue of thermogenesis in beige or brown adipose tissue is inherently relevant to humans b...
