Pu-erh tea

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Now that we've gone over the belly fat-melting benefits of green, oolong, black, and white tea, let's look at a specific type within these categories.

One kind of fermented Chinese black tea known as pu-erh tea has been linked to weight loss or fat reduction in several studies.

A 2014 study published in Phytotherapy Research found that male participants with metabolic syndrome who drank pu-erh tea saw a slight decrease in body fat and BMI.

Another study from Nutrition Research discovered that extract from pu-erh tea helped lower body weight, BMI, and visceral fat in Japanese adults.