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Oprah, Dr Perricone, and Green Tea

In late 2004, an episode featuring Dr Nigel Perricone aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Mr Perricone has written a number of books including the Perricone Prescription, that relate to diet and health (the main premise of his diet is improving skin condition).

Dr Perricone said some interesting things about green tea, which has inspired some aggressive marketing.

Here is the original transcript from the Oprah show:

Oprah: Now I've read in your book that you said if I just replaced coffee with green tea instead, that I could lose 10 pounds in six weeks.

Dr. Perricone: Absolutely.

Oprah: Now really. How could that -- what is the big deal about this?

Dr Perricone: Coffee has organic acids that raise your blood sugar, raise insulin. Insulin puts a lock on body fat. When you switch over to green tea, you get your caffeine, you're all set, but you will drop your insulin levels and body fat will fall very rapidly. So 10 pounds in six weeks, I will guarantee it.

Oprah: I'm gonna do that. OK. That is so good! Whoo! That is great.

-- The Oprah Winfrey Show: "Look 10 Years Younger in 10 Days" - Nov 10, 2004

Perhaps the doctor got a bit over exuberant - guaranteeing anyone's weight loss is a risky thing to do. But what about green tea? There is no doubt that green tea has numerous health properties. You can go search through study after study, and discover the enormous body of evidence indicating green tea's healthful properties.

Green tea and weight loss? It isn't hard to come up with a study or two. One of the most cited articles is this one, that summarizes "Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content per se".

As for the coffee there seem to be many contradictions - some raised by this recent study into the affects of caffeine on insulin. The researchers did point out that coffee is a different beast to caffeine - "When you give somebody caffeine without all of the other substances that are in coffee you have a very different situation,".

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42 Comments

fionnuala

i am a fan of Dr. Perricone and missed the show on which he was a guest.I am eager to see it and was wondering how i can get access to the episode aired in November 10th.

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PIXIE

heard from a friend about this and would be interested in more info - thankyou

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Elbie Venter

It is all so wonderfull to watch the make overs, looking younger and all the free help that is available - unfortunately living in South Africa as a low income white female, there is no way of getting any of these or even purchasing any of these - financially we are to rich even though we can bearly purchase enough food monthly or paying bils and keeping the kids at schools. All the free offers does not count here - you cannot make use of it.
Why does this put me in total depression - being a Tsunami survivor we already had so much suffering and to still deal with this - you can imagine loosing all the money you spend on accomodation and having to return after only a little while, keep in mind it took you about seven years to save for this - and you end up with nothing but heart, anger, lost your faith, love and care for yourself, etc., etc.

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Roy Maharaj

Hi Elbie. It seems that life is really tough for you right now and you had a bad run of luck. I was just looking for info on tea and i stumbled onto your posting. I also went thru a very tough patch in my life. I have three boys and a lovely wife. The thing that gets me thru is that life could be worse.I could loose them. So as long as i have them nothing is impossible. If you can, get a copy of seven habits of highly effective people by steven covey. maybe your local library has a copy so you dont have to spend money buying one. Hang in there and just believe that god has a plan for you. I hope and pray that things will look up for you in the near future.

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nia abader

hi im nia 32 years old,use creme de la mer serum and moisturiser,sk11,olay regenerist etc etc etc,i wasnt drinking water,eating properly so my skin was still dry,exhausted,no tone or texture,i watched oprah,and saw perricone,s diet plan,i have green tea,eggs,fruit,vegetables ,drink tons of water,its been 5 days and truth is my skin glows,i feel alert and dramatic improvement in my skin tone,less pigmentation because my expensive face creams are now doing its job,many thanx dr perricone,try it ladies it works

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Ricarte Rivera

Hi!

I just watched a rerun of Oprah Winfrey Show's November 10 of last year. They were promoting a TLC show called "10 Years Younger in 10 days." I checked my local listings (LA) and it will be showing on August 4th and 5th, 2005 at 1PM on The Learning Channel.

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Rich

HI, I tried the green tea for 6 weeks, but actually gained 5 lbs, my diet never changed, in fact by placebo effect i think i actually ate better knowing that the green tea was supposdly working. Its a hoax, I now know that i can eat pizza and beer if i want to, the key is to jog or workout as well!!! Oh well, green tea does taste good, so now i have green tea and coffee, heh heh

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Amanda

Actually.... it's not a hoax. It's like anything else. It works for some people and not for others. Fortunately, it worked for me. VERY WELL!!! I was never severely overweight, but I wanted to get a bit trimmer (looking to lose about 10lbs.) and so I started eating well (no exercise). I didn't really notice too much of a difference. I started drinking green tea (average of 5-8 cups a day) and the weight melted off. I actually got too thin at one point and had to cut back on the tea to put a few pounds back on. Now I am happy to say that I have been pretty much the same ideal weight for over a year now and I eat what I want when I want (in moderation) and I maintain by drinking green tea. I always have a cup of green tea when I am eating a meal that is high on the glycemic scale or high in fat. Works like a charm. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.... I absolutely love green tea and would like to see it work for other people too!!!!

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TERESA

WHAT BRAND OF GREEN TEA DID YOU USE? CAN YOU BUY IT AT ANY GOCERY STORE?

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Alba

i want to lose at lease 20 pounds can you please tell
me any particular brand of green tea you take.

thanks

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Carla

Let me guess... you just happen to sell the tea that works, right?

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Thanh Thai

Hi Amanda,

What green tea are you drinikng ? is the one on the small bags that you can get from the supermaket ?
or the dry leaves ?

Many thanks,
Thanh Thai

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sonya

dear amanda what kind of tea do you drink and how much a day? how long did it take to see results? needing to lose 15 lbs can the tea be sweetned with a low calorie sweetnen i dont like tea.

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Derone

Hello I just found your posting online dietblog.com , and I like what you had to say about green tea can you tell me between Aili pills and green tea pills. which would be the better opotion? I'm a male 5'7 153lbs I am bottom heavy in my legs thats were the fat is stored... please let ,me know ASAP......

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April Childs

hello my name is April Childs and I need help with lossing weight. I don't know what to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack. I don't have much money so I need a plain that don't cost as much anyone can help me please email me at blessed_woman_24@yahoo.com thanks and God Bless.

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William Bernard

Unbelievable, I watched Oprah's Show on Nov 10 2004 a few months ago, as I had it saved on my dvr. This green tea theory is a hoax, I've been on it for 3 months and I have not lost any significant weight loss, I've paid neary $63 a month for the 3 months and feel that i was ripped off. Please don't fall for this hoax. The real key is watch what you eat or actually you can eat anything. And to excercise, there's no magic pill, diets don't work, you just starve yourself, you basiclly excercise. I will tell you how I lost 25 lbs in 2 weeks, it's hard work and it's free advise. You get on your best sneakers you head out that door and you run as fast as you can possibly take it and for as long as you can run at the same speed. Then on your way back home fast walk half way to your home and then run really fast till you get to your house and keep doing that every day. It's a tough work out but it works in the shortest amount of time. Please try it, and email me at bdeteau@hotmail.com to let me know how you did, would love to hear from you.

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Shannon

I'm always skeptical of any diet and especially those that talk about insulin levels affecting weight gain or loss.

My son has type 1, so I know how food affects blood sugars and how insulin affects those blood sugars.

The blood sugar of a person without diabetes will never rise above or below a certain level.

With that being said, unless Perricone is gearing his diet toward diabetics, his theory is all bunk.

As it's been said by commenters on this website, it's calories in, calories out no matter what kinds of food you eat.

Complex carbs take more time to digest, so your body is getting a steady stream of energy and it takes longer for your body to feel hungry.

Simple carbs are digested very quickly and used for energy faster, so it takes less time for your body to feel hungry.

This is why you should eat complex carbs. You'll wind up eating less because you will eat less often and with all the fiber, you'll be filled up faster.

Common sense is the best weight loss gimmic. Not Perricone or any other shlock diet out there.

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Kenon

You can't count on the health related benefits of Green tea. It has got required enough ingredients to meet our requirements. I never get spun over other beverages. Not at all.

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frank

Most of tea's vitamin C is lost during fermentation, so black and oolong teas have significantly less than green tea.

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Stephanie

I drank green tea everyday for 6 weeks, once a day, and I sure did lose 10 pounds..In fact, i lost 18 and I didn't do a damn thing diffrently..I didn't buy special green tea pills. I just went to the store and bought green tea bags. Thats it. And it worked!!

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Laura

I buy green tea bags open several and put them into my coffee brewer's glass container, (I don't believe the paper filters are healthy) let it simmer on my electric range top for about 5 minutes, then use my coffee brewer's mesh filter to strain the tea into a glass pitcher. The trick is to make it very, very, strong this allows you to add lot's of ice and water and you will have tea for days. I have been brewing tea this way for about 3 weeks. I haven't noticed any weight loss. I really don't know about health benefits, I will be going for lab work soon. I actually drink it because it is very refreshing, just add lemon.

Send an email to klassylady05@yahoo.com if you have a comment because I doubt I will be back to this site to read the post. Stay Healthy,

Laura

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Joyce

I love Dr. Millers Holy Tea.

He has tested it for over 20 years in his two clinics. My family and I have been taking it over two months. My children have colon disease and this product is making their lives much happier because they can go to the bathroom without laxitives. This product is the only one that can clean the colon safely, and then cleans the rest of the organs. Please contact me if you want to be healthy for just pennies a day.

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margo

could u tel me more about this tea.i have bad colon problems and are always constipated .tried every thing but doesnt work .if u could help me please very much appreciated .thank you .hoping to hear from u soon.margo

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Stefanie

Would you know of a reason why the tea wouldn't work after using it for 3 weeks? I can't find anything about this situation online.

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