Is one of Hollywood's biggest stars flattening his abs for some steamy scenes? My most recent celebriTEA sighting is Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, who is reportedly on a green tea diet to lose weight for an upcoming film role in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows. Why green tea? A recent study by the American Society of Nutrition published in 2009 suggests that adding green tea to your diet will aid in weight loss when combined with moderate exercise. Published in the Journal of Nutrition, the study suggests that the catechins, a chemical compund found in green tea, can aid in exercise-reduced loss of adominal fat. Definitely food for thought for anyone heading to the beach in Sydney's intense heatwave! In addition to reports of aiding weight loss, green tea has also been found to aid in cancer and diabetes prevention.For a full download of the study visit http://jn.nutrition.org/content/139/2/264.short
