# Can Tea make you Fat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tea-make-you-fat/188160>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tea-make-you-fat/188160 "2003-07-13T15:18:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Zenpea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Zenpea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenpea)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tea-make-you-fat/188160/21 "2003-07-14T22:35:56Z")

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I’ve been told also that Splenda is no good for diabetics. I was told this by a little chef employee, who was quite proud that they’d just replaced all the candarel with it.

So I instantly demanded their manager and berated them for using sweetner that wasn’t clearly labelled as being inappropriate for diabetics. I mean, how stupid is that? My dad had already taken some. (Obviously, he’s diabetic.) The manager didn’t understand, but that’s the Little Chef for you.

And I have been reducing the sugar, plain\_jane - you’re quite right, you can certainly get by once you get used to it. I can’t tolerate the thought of two anymore - now it’s either one or one and a quarter. My sister did the same about my age.

-James

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tea-make-you-fat/188160/22 "2003-07-15T01:30:12Z")

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I have yet to find any straight dope about the effect of caffeine on the liver. So far, just unsubstantiated innuendo. So, **Buttonjockey308** , got a cite?

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**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tea-make-you-fat/188160/23 "2003-07-15T02:15:50Z")

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Not to mention that sugar has no fat in it. 😉

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**Author:** ![BrightNShiny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tea-make-you-fat/188160/24 "2003-07-15T02:31:47Z")

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I’ve noticed in a lot of those diet pills they put in green tea extract? Is green tea supposed to be an appetite supressant?

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