Is green tea really ‘nature’s Ozempic’?

What experts said about the beverage’s link to weight loss . Q: I keep seeing TikToks calling green tea “nature’s Ozempic”. Is there any truth to that? Green tea has been bandied about as a diet hack for centuries: In ancient China 2000 years ago , people touted the beverage as a weight loss tool.

In modern times, the drink has been a staple of diet books and meal plans. Now, green tea has followed the inevitable trajectory of any weight loss trick: it’s getting big on TikTok . Viral videos claim the drink aids with shedding pounds, going so far as to call it “ nature’s Ozempic ”.

Some posts suggest drinking as many as five cups a day. While there is some research into green tea and weight, the evidence on whether a mug (or several) can melt away pounds is unclear, said Jyotsna Ghosh, an obesity medicine doctor at Johns Hopkins University..