India, March 18 -- Matcha, a finely ground green tea powder, has been touted for its potential weight loss benefits. A doctor has now given a breakdown of its potential. In a January 2, 2025 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, physician William W Li shared 'groundbreaking insights from 30+ years of research on the connection between food and health'. Among other things, he highlighted how 'powerful' matcha is for weight loss. Also read | Benefits of drinking matcha: A powerful antioxidant-packed green tea

He said, "Matcha is one of my favourite ways of having green tea. Now we know green tea, so you have it in a tea bag and the tea leaves are steeped in the hot water and the polyphenols, the catechins come dissolving out of that into the...