More Good News About Green Tea and Weight Loss

     There is a scientific basis for the addition of green tea to the GNLD weight control program. A 2005 study in the Am J Clin Nutr found that consumption of green tea for a period of 12 weeks resulted in weight loss, reduced body mass index, reduced waist circumference, lower body fat mass, and reduced fat under the skin. There was a significant difference between test subjects who consumed the tea and those who did not. Green tea has also been shown to have anti-cancer effects.
Reference:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15640470

Waist to Height Ratio

The waist should be no more than half the length of your height. This measurement was actually found to be more accurate than the body mass index (BMI) used by physicians. Researchers found that those whose waistlines measureed 80 percent of their height lived 16.7 years less than the average lifespan.
A six foot man should have a waistline smaller than 36 inches while a woman who is 5 foot 4 inches should have a waist size no larger than 32 inches for optimal lifespan.
The research was conducted at Oxford Brookes University by Dr. Margaret Ashwell. Ashwell followed people for twenty years to see the effects of her measurements.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10054519/Waist-to-height-ratio-more-accurate-than-BMI.html