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The Oprah green tea diet has captured the hopes of dieters around the world. Dr. Perricone and Oprah unknowingly unleashed another fad diet waiting to happen. The internet has seen a blistering rise in green tea weight loss products, similar in intensity to the acai berry diet sensation. Fad diets should be considered with circumspection, especially when costly products touting quick results are being tendered. Fad diets can hurt the consumer not only by their high cost and outrageous promises, but also by being harsh on the body. Rapid weight loss programs and crash diets are typically unstainable (the weight loss will eventually come back) and can put the body into nutritional imbalances that can do the dieter far more damage than good.

The green tea diet is not a weight loss miracle as the green tea weight loss industry would have you think. Even So, this in no way diminishes the fact that green tea can be a fantastic addition to your weight loss diet plan. Dr. Perricone’s advice to replace coffee with green tea is a good piece of wellness wisdom. His assertion, however, that a green tea diet by itself can effect rapid weight loss is, unfortunately, a disservice to the millions of dieters who are waiting for a magic bullet.

Bottom line: Yes, go get some green tea or green tea extract. Look for low cost bagged tea products or bottled green tea extract ($8 per bottle). Drink or drop your green tea every day. It has relatively low levels of caffeine, so it is safe to drink (diluted) throughout the day. If you are looking to lose weight, don’t fall for the idea that the green tea will do it for you. Real, lasting and safe weight loss only results from dietary changes and regular exercises.