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I am sure you already heard about this wonderful drink – green tea. Here I want to summarize all that we can get from it.
The Miracle of Green Tea.
Is any other food or drink has as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of great drink since ancient times, using it for treatment of everything from headaches to depression. Green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years!
Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits associated with drinking green tea. There is also research indicating firm that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.
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Benefits of Green Tea.
Green tea leaves are the least processed and have lower levels of caffeine than other types of tea. The leaves contain high-level antioxidants thought to fight different types of cancer and also protect the heart by relaxing blood vessels, which prevents blood clots.
Other studies suggest tea increases bone density, therefore reducing the risk of fractures from osteoporosis.
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Green Tea Fights Fat.
The study showed that people who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract every day for three months lost more body fat than those who drank a bottle of regular oolong tea.
Researchers say the results indicate that substances found in green tea known as catechins may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing body fat.
Green tea is particularly rich in a type of polyphenols called catechins. These substances have also been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties, and research show that catechins may also affect body fat accumulation and cholesterol levels.
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Green Tea Increases Metabolism.
There are two ways to lose weight — either reduce energy intake, or increase energy expenditure. Because hypothyroidism — even after treatment — may reduce energy expenditure in some people, patients naturally are looking for options that can help safely help raise the metabolism.
In a study reported on in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, it was found that green tea extract resulted in a significant increase in energy expenditure (a measure of metabolism), plus also had a significant effect on fat oxidation.
This led researchers to believe that there is some interaction going on with the active ingredients of green tea that promotes increased metabolism and fat oxidation.
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Green Tea May Prevent Type2 Diabetes.
In the United States, more than 20 million people suffer from diabetes — about 7 percent of the population — and about 19 million people in the European Union are so afflicted — about 4 percent of the population. The cost of treating the disease is about $132 billion, according to the American Diabetes Association.
A new study by DSM Nutritional Products shows that epigallocatechin gallate, commonly known as EGCG, improves glucose tolerance in diabetic rodents and could be a positive addition to dietary prevention of type 2 diabetes.
“Our data suggest that supplementation with EGCG could potentially improve glucose tolerance in humans with type-2 diabetes mellitus,” say the researchers. “This hypothesis should now be investigated in randomized placebo-controlled trials.”
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Nataly
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