{"id":185,"date":"2008-11-07T21:03:32","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T03:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functional-foods.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=185"},"modified":"2015-02-13T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T14:04:07","slug":"megat-green-tea-drink-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/megat-green-tea-drink-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega-T Green Tea Drink Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mega-T is a brand of green tea-based weight loss supplements produced by CCA Industries, Inc. &#8211; a manufacturer of health and beauty products.  The Mega-T label prominently displays a logo stating &#8220;Lose Up To 20 Pounds&#8221;&#8230;whereas the much smaller print underneath it states &#8220;*over a period of time with diet and exercise plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like the Mega-T capsules, the drink mixes supply tea extracts, plus 90 mg EGCG, 50 mg caffeine and 250 mcg of chromium.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Manufacturer&#8217;s Description:<\/strong> Mega-T Weight Loss Drink Mix With Green Tea is the natural, delicious, convenient and economical way to help you lose extra pounds.Each scoop of this Drink Mix delivers a 600 mg serving of Green Tea with EGCG. Its antioxidant power helps to curb your appetite, burn calories and fight mental fatigue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"functional\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\">\nServing Size 1 Scoop (5 g)<br \/>\nCalories 16<br \/>\nTotal Fat 0g<br \/>\nSodium 10 mg\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\">\nTotal Carb 4 g<br \/>\nSugars 0 g<br \/>\nChromium (Chloride) 250 mcg<br \/>\nProtein 0 g\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Proprietary Blend<\/strong> 600 mg<br \/>\nMega-T Metabolic Support Blend (supplies 90 mg EGCG and 50 mg caffeine), Standardized whole leaf extracts of green tea, white tea, black tea and oolong tea<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inactive Ingredients:<\/strong> Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Acesulfame Potassium, Aspartame, Contains Phenylalanine\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Comments: I picked up a container of the &#8220;Natural Peach Flavor&#8221; Mega-T Drink Mix at the local Rite Aid drug store.  It took a little more stirring than I expected to dissolve it in the recommended 6 &#8211; 8 oz of water, and even then, it seemed more like a suspension than a true solution, as it was opaque rather than clear.  It tasted all right, however&#8230;although the peach flavor tended to overshadow the tea flavor.  It was sweet enough, with just a slight, sort of chemically\/bitter after taste.<\/p>\n<p>As far as efficacy goes: As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/green-tea.html\">Paul notes in his review<\/a>, green tea extract (and EGCG &#8211; one of its principal antioxidant compounds) has much to recommend it, for both health as well as weight loss.  Nonetheless, the following comment rings true:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Proper diet and an effective exercise program will be key to wringing the most out of a green tea fat burner.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Mega-T web site does provide some guidance in this area &#8211; the company provides a couple of basic, 1200 calorie model diet menus, as well as instructions on how to customize them for higher calorie intakes.  Some (beginner) exercise advice is also given.<\/p>\n<p>This is fortunate, since tea supplements alone aren&#8217;t likely to cut it.  One serving of Mega-T supplies the same amount of EGCG and caffeine found to be useful for increasing thermogenesis and fat oxidation in <a href=\"http:\/\/ajcn.nutrition.org\/content\/70\/6\/1040.full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a 1999 study<\/a> (I&#8217;m guessing this is not a coincidence).  The study subjects consumed this amount 3 times\/day, for an average 4% increase in 24-h energy expenditure. This is significant&#8230;but hardly massive, so while a single serving could potentially be valuable from a total-antioxidant intake perspective, it&#8217;s not likely to be very effective as a stand alone weight loss intervention. <\/p>\n<p>Basically, the Mega-T drink mix could be thought of as a combination of green tea extract and Crystal Light.  At $7.99 US for 30 servings (the price I paid at the local drug store), it&#8217;s a little pricier than a comparable amount of the latter, but also has a little more to offer.<\/p>\n<p>[usrlist &#8220;Taste:3.0&#8221; &#8220;Quality:3.0&#8221; &#8220;Efficacy:2.5&#8221; &#8220;Value:4.0&#8243; avg=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mega-T is a brand of green tea-based weight loss supplements produced by CCA Industries, Inc. &#8211; a manufacturer of health and beauty products. 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