Cumin tea
Cumin—the spice that makes curry yummy—has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties thanks to an active ingredient called thymoquinone. So if you’re feeling heavy and bloated, cumin tea could work wonders. Cumin can also help LDL cholesterol levels, which may affect a person’s ability to exercise safely. While some studies have backed cumin as a decent weight loss supplement, more research needs to be done to confirm its direct effectiveness.
Coffee
Compared to black and green teas, coffee has the most caffeine with about 95 mg per cup. As mentioned before, caffeine is a stimulant that can hike up how many calories you burn. Coffee also contains theobromine, theophylline, and chlorogenic acid, three compounds that are known to affect metabolism.
“The antioxidants found in coffee may also help to curb inflammation, which can trigger weight gain in some individuals,” Palinski-Wade explains. But you certainly won’t reap those benefits if you add cream and sugar. “That may have more of an impact on weight gain instead of weight loss,” she adds.
Unfortunately, the calorie-burning qualities in coffee don’t last forever, either—coffee drinkers actually become tolerant to these effects over time. So it’s not to be relied upon.