The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
In other words, it inhibits the storage
of excess carbohydrates as bodyfat and preferentially diverts them to muscle cells.
· EGCG appears to increase programmed cell death (apoptosis) in mature fat cells. This means
that these hard-to-kill bastards commit suicide. The ease with which people regain fat is due to
a certain "fat memory" (the size of fat cells decreases, but not the number), which makes EGCG
a fascinating candidate for preventing the horrible rebounding most dieters experience. Super
cool and important.
Human studies have shown some potential fat-loss with as little as a single dose of 150
milligrams of EGCG, but we will target 325 milligrams three to four times per day, as the fat-
loss results seem to "hockey-stick"--go from a mild incline to a sharp rise--between 900 and
1,100 milligrams per day for the 150- to 200-pound subjects I've worked with. I suggest