Ginger Tea

Ginger is widely used as a spice to flavor dishes as well as a herbal remedy to treat a variety of ailments such as nausea, colds, and arthritis. This flavorful root has also been shown in human and animal studies to help with weight loss. According to one study, rats fed a high-fat diet supplemented with 5% ginger powder for four weeks had significant weight loss and improvements in HDL ("good") cholesterol levels compared to rats fed a high-fat diet without ginger. Despite the fact that this study used concentrated ginger powder, a human study discovered that ginger tea helps reduce appetite and increase calorie expenditure.

One study on ten overweight men discovered that when they drank 2 grams of ginger powder dissolved in hot water with breakfast, they felt more full and less hungry than on days when no ginger tea was consumed. Furthermore, ginger tea increased the thermic effect of food (the number of calories required to digest and absorb food) by 43 calories, according to the study. Although this isn't a large number of calories, it does suggest that ginger tea, when combined with its satiating properties, could be an effective way to boost weight loss.